TEPCO detected relatively high concentrated radioactive materials from marine soil sampled at inside of the port. Since the marine soil will be spread by ocean currents, the utility plans to prevent spreading of marine pollution to outside of the port by covering marine soil with solidified soil. Construction scope Front area of intake canal ,Unit1-4 and 5-6.（reference: Figure 1 […]
Employees at the Grand Gulf power plant began reducing power to enter a scheduled refueling outage under unexpected conditions on February 19th. The Unit was in the process of shutting down for its 18th refueling outage. The reactor had to be manually scrammed due to lowering reactor water levels, in some areas over 35 inches […]
Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission says the first stage of the stress test is not sufficient to assess the safety of nuclear power reactors. Commission Chairman Haruki Madarame said on Monday that the initial round only checks the equipment that are essential for maintaining safety in times of natural disasters. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency […]