Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel Debris Inspection Results
TEPCO completed another inspection inside unit 2 containment this week. The newest work involved attempting to move and grasp pieces
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TEPCO Releases Fukushima Waste Stream Data
TEPCO released a report in July on various waste streams at Fukushima Daiichi. This rather dry sounding report contains some
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Researchers Claim To Have Drone Capable Of Fukushima Containment Flight
The Southwest Research Insititute (SwRI) and University of Pennsylvania’s robotics lab claim they have a drone capable of operating inside
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Update; September 25, 2017
A number of individual events have taken place recently. We review them here. Communities rebuilding after the 3-11 earthquake have
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Authority Confirms Dry Removal Plan For Fukushima Daiichi
The decommissioning authority (NDF) for Fukushima Daiichi has confirmed they will likely use a method to attempt to remove melted
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The Semi-Secret Plan To Tunnel Under Fukushima Daiichi
Quietly buried in technical reports was this interesting plan. Researchers have developed a method to tunnel under the reactor buildings
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SimplyInfo.Org Fukushima 6th Anniversary Report
Our Fukushima 6th Anniversary Report is now available here. We cover the technical, environmental and humanitarian evolution of the disaster
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection, What You Need To Know
IRID released a report late in December, 2016 that outlines in great detail, the technical tasks involved in the upcoming
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Are Mechs Going To Fukushima Daiichi? Probably Not
News began showing up earlier this week claiming they were going to send a mech style robot to work at
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Fukushima Disaster May Take Major Turn Due To Trump
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe was one of the first foreign leaders to scurry to New York to meet with
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TEPCO Erects Mystery Platform Around Unit 2 Fukushima Daiichi
Among images provided by TEPCO of a recent visit to the disaster site by the Kashiwazaki mayor, was this photo.
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SimplyInfo.org Publishes New Report On Fukushima Daiichi
Our newest in depth report is available! Fukushima Daiichi Decay Heat & Corium Status Report Publish date: December 6, 2016
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Fukushima Disaster Costs Soar
New estimates have been released for the expected costs for the Fukushima disaster. These costs are broken down by the
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Repair Research Underway
IRID announced details of work that is now underway to determine if a method for repairing the unit 2 suppression
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Update; October 4, 2016
TEPCO published a new report on the frozen wall dated September 29. TEPCO states that they have frozen 95 percent
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Fukushima Daiichi To Clean Debris Off Sea Floor
Over five years later TEPCO is just now starting the process to remove debris from the sea floor up to
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The Big Job To Sample Water At A Fukushima Vent Stack
The effort to deal with the unit 1-2 vent stack has grown in complexity. TEPCO claims in this new work
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Typhoon Melts Two Sections Of Fukushima Ice Wall
Asahi Shimbun reported that two sections of the underground ice wall at Fukushima Daiichi have thawed and failed two sections.
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Japan Is NOT Trying To Restart Fukushima Daiichi
A factually incorrect article published at OilPrice.com (Update: they have corrected the erroneous claim about restarting Fukushima Daiichi but left a
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1 Billion USD Lawsuit Over Hitachi Fukushima Cleanup Contracts
Purolite company based in the US has sued Hitachi for 1 billion USD in a US court over theft of
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Typhoon Lionrock Targets Fukushima Daiichi
Typhoon Lionrock has strengthened and changed course. Current predictions as of today shows it hitting the Tohoku coast as a
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Another Worker Drops Dead At Fukushima Daiichi
A worker has died at Fukushima Daiichi. The report (machine translated below) indicates he was found dead around 10:39 in
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Pokemon Spotted At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has reported Pokemon have been spotted on the grounds of Fukushima Daiichi. They did not specify what ones were
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What Windscale Can Tell About The Future Of Fukushima Daiichi
The decommissioning authority managing the long term response to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster site has cited three previous nuclear disasters
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Fukushima Daiichi Manga To Be Available In English
The Fukushima Daiichi Manga released a few years ago will be made available in English in 2017. Advance purchase is
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Virtual Reality Being Used To Tackle Fukushima Daiichi
If you wondered why there was an interest within the last year to take 3D images of the reactor buildings
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How The Fukushima Daiichi Sea Wall Was Damaged
TEPCO announced last week that the steel and concrete sea wall they installed and recently closed the last section of
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Last Of Fukushima Daiichi Steel Wall Closed
The last portion of the steel piling wall installed in the sea front of Fukushima Daiichi has been closed. On
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Researchers Confirm 100% Of Fukushima Unit 2 Core May Have Melted
Nagoya University announced that their ongoing research of the unit 2 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi has shown that 70-100% of
Read moreFukushima ALPS System Secret Revealed
TEPCO and their contract partners have been fairly secretive about what exactly makes the ALPS system work. While they have
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Fukushima Tritium Removal Technology Moves To Next Phase
Industry insiders and the IAEA told Japan to just dump their tritium laced water at Fukushima Daiichi into the Pacific.
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Fukushima Daiichi Worker Died From Accident Injuries Saturday
Another worker at Fukushima Daiichi has died. The worker was doing some sort of work involving small tanker trucks used
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Fukushima Residents Warned TEPCO About Tsunami Risk At Plant In 2004
A citizen panel made up of residents near Fukushima Daiichi had warned TEPCO in 2004 about the tsunami risk at
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Rosatom Begins Tritium Removal Project At Fukushima Daiichi
Plans for a demonstration system based off of the Russian Triton tritium removal technology will begin construction early next year.
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TEPCO To Resume Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Work In Late July
TEPCO announced work to remove the unit 1 cover will resume on July 28th and take about 4 months to
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Prepares For Containment Inspection
A newly released document shows progress in the effort to inspect inside unit 2’s containment. At unit 1 they went
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Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Torus Structures In Need Of Reinforcement
IRID published a call for proposals mid June related to research and development into a way to reinforce the torus structures
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Fukushima Daiichi Tank Dismantling Explained
TEPCO provided more information about how they will go about taking down the many bolt together tanks at the disaster
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Fukushima Daiichi Has More Defective Hoses
After a recent leak from a Kanaflex hose at Fukushima Daiichi, TEPCO inspected other similar hoses at the plant. They
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New Problems & Challenges Plague Fukushima
As June wanes we find more delays, more problems and new admissions about the extent of the disaster. TEPCO introduced
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