The Mainichi reports that based on new underwater surveys, TEPCO says that the spent fuel in Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 4 may have undergone further damage since it was last inspected in April 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that visibility in the pool is only about 1 meter, far less than the approximately 5 meters […]
2012.3.16 Preliminary survey in Torus Room of Units 2 and 3, Fukushima Daiichi NPS (2) Unit2 NW (1) (pictured on March 14, 2012) Unit2 NW (2) (pictured on March 14, 2012) Unit2 NW (3) (pictured on March 14, 2012) Unit2 NW (4) (pictured on March 14, 2012) Unit2 NW (5) (pictured on March 14, 2012) Unit2 NE (1) (pictured on March […]
On March 11, 2012, at approximately 12:20 p.m. CDT, Byron Station Unit 1 was shut down due to the identification of a leaking valve inside containment. The purpose of this valve is to isolate the pressure equalization line for the reactor coolant system loop stop valves. The valve is only used when the steam generator […]
Things are getting very interesting around the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will send an Augmented Inspection Team (AIT) to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to review the circumstances that led to three tubes failing a pressure test at Unit 3 yesterday. This brings scrutiny to San Onofres May 2011 […]
On Wednesday TEPCO sent 6 workers into Fukushima Daiichi Units 2 and 3 to inspect the areas around the suppression chamber for the first time. Pipes littered the ground, and workers were careful to measure the radiation levels prior to entering a new area inside the wrecked building. The lower levels were confirmed to still […]