Day: March 27, 2012
Photos show effects of meltdown during Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 2 Endoscopy Investigation
Date: From 9:30 to 10:30, March 27 (Tue), 2012 Technical support: Toshiba Number of workers: TEPCO: 19, Toshiba: 16 Maximum exposure dose: 1.69mSv/person・day Result of the dose measurement in the second investigation inside of Primary Containment Vessel, Unit 2,Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Measurement A – 39 Sv/h Measurement B – 54.1 Sv/h Measurement C […]
Southern California heating up as public and utility head for face-off over repairs
A report authored by Fairewinds Associates warns that a more detailed study is needed on the alloy tubing in the plant’s steam generators before the twin reactors at San Onofre are restarted, according to The Associated Press. The utility that runs California’s San Onofre nuclear plant misled federal regulators about equipment and design changes that […]
TEPCO releases video of second day of containment inspection – Melted fuel still unlocated
TEPCO has released video footage of the second day of inspections inside of the Reactor 2 containment vessel where fatal radiation levels and a lack of accumulated water have brought more questions about the state and location of the melted nuclear fuel. Clouds of steam and dripping moisture still obscure much of the containment from […]