Fukushima fishermen fight release of tainted water as tritium standoff continues
On Feb. 25, against a clear sky, fishing boats bearing colorful banners used to signal a rich haul returned to their home port of Ukedo in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. Cheers erupted as the boats, which had taken refuge in Minamisoma in the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the […]
Searching for nuclear fuel that has melted at Reactor 2 hits a snag (VIDEO)
Workers attempting to get a better look inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have encountered a problem. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of NHK World
Fuel removal at #Fukushima reactor again faces delay
Work to retrieve spent nuclear fuel in the No. 3 reactor building storage pool of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will again be postponed due to a delay in clearing radioactive debris at the site. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Asahi Shimbun
James Fisher Nuclear (JFN) wins bid to find spent fuel at #FukushimaDaiichi
James Fisher Nuclear (JFN) has just been awarded a prestigious new high value contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to develop the cutting edge technology needed to sample radioactive debris sitting below reactor cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Energy Business Review
Fukushima Frozen Wall Progress Report – June 22
TEPCO injected cement near parts of section 1 of the frozen wall on June 8. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Fukuleaks.org
TEPCO to dismantle top of exhaust stack at Fukushima plant due to fractures
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) will begin dismantling the upper section of the joint exhaust stack for the No. 1 and 2 reactors of its Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant in fiscal 2018. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Mainichi
Land acquisition for #Fukushima dump site may reach 70% by 2020: ministry
The Environment Ministry will likely be able to acquire about 40 to 70 percent of the site it plans to use as an interim storage facility for radioactive soil and other waste from the Fukushima nuclear disaster by fiscal 2020. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Japan Times
FIVE YEARS AFTER: Tougher work awaits TEPCO at Fukushima after water issue ends
The ever-increasing rows of tanks storing radioactive water continue to eat up the precious available land at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of The Asahi Shimbun
New Plan To Inspect Fukushima Unit 1 Unveiled
IRID has published a new plan to complete phase 2 of the robot containment inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. The initial plan involved dropping the shape changing robot down to the basement level of the containment structure. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Fukuleaks.org
Fukushima to turn to third-party mediator to resolve claims dispute with TEPCO
The Fukushima prefectural government, exasperated by Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s foot-dragging, plans to turn to a third-party organ for the first time to resolve a dispute over damages arising from the 2011 nuclear disaster. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of The Asahi Shimbun
