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Month: August 2012

March 16th, 2011 – It might be that TEPCO considered evacuating employees – If they run away, Japanese will blow off TEPCO into pieces, I think

From: kazumi [email protected] [mailto:kazumi [email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:28 PM To: Joe Miller Subject: They still struggling against the accident Joe-san, TEPCO, the firemen, SDFJ, and Navy of the US are still struggling against the accident, however the condition continues serious. It might be that TEPCO considered evacuating employees. The prime minister was reported […]

Japan to assist Vietnam with drafting nuclear damages compensation guidelines

Vietnam is working in cooperation with Russia to construct its first commercial nuclear power plant, which it hopes to start operating by 2020.  This week, Vietnamese officials met with Japanese counterparts to sign a memorandum which stated that the two nations will work together to help Vietnam develop Compensation for Nuclear Damages laws. This is […]

Licensed supervisor fails fitness for duty test at Waterford

A licensed employee supervisor at the Waterford nuclear power plant confirmed positive for alcohol during a random fitness for duty test. Waterford is operated by Entergy Nuclear and is owned by Entergy Louisiana, Inc. Source: NRC Event Notifications

Delayed use of seawater to cool the Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 reactor may have ensured meltdown

In its final report, TEPCO concluded that Fukushima Daiichi plant manager Masao Yoshida and other utility executives, including those at headquarters, carried out the seawater injection following appropriate procedures and didn’t delay the exercise. In video footage recently released by the utility, conversations are documented where TEPCO staff in Tokyo request staff to delay the […]

More contaminated water found leaking at Fukushima Daiichi

A worker at Fukushima Daiichi was moving about the disaster site Tuesday, when he noticed that there was a pool of water covering the floor on the first floor of the Unit 4 Turbine Building. The source of the water was traced back to a pipe which carries contaminated water from Reactor 3 to a […]

Palisades Suffers Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Leakage

Palisades nuclear power plant owned and operated by Entergy Nuclear in Covert Michigan, suffered yet another black eye Sunday, August 12, 2012. On that morning operators determined that an Unidentified Reactor Coolant leak existed, amounting to .3 Gallons Per Minute. Technical Specifications were invoked which forced the operators to expeditiously shutdown the Reactor and Cooldown to […]

Russia to send new expedition to study post-Fukushima radiation levels around Sea of Japan

The Akademik Shokalsky will traverse the Sea of Japan, entering the Pacific Ocean through the Sangar Strait, proceed along the Kuril-Kamchatka range and return to the Sea of Japan though La Perouse Strait ending up in Vladivostok. “The expedition will leave port Vladivostok on the scientific ship Akademik Shokalsky. The voyage is expected to last […]

In-Focus Japan: Japan’s nuclear industry reports record losses after Fukushima Daiichi disaster – Kyushu Electric Submits Genkai reactor Stress Test Results

Japan’s nuclear industry reports record losses after Fukushima Daiichi disaster The Japanese nuclear power industry reported a $46 billion dollar loss since March 2011, which nullifies the previous 7 years of profit, and there is no relief on the horizon.  Japan is looking to separate power generation from transmission and distribution operations, and form an […]

TEPCO retrieves containment vessel lid from Fukushima Reactor 4

On March 11th, 2011, Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 4 had been in out of service and undergoing extended maintenance work replacing the reactor core shroud. The bright yellow lid of the containment vessel had therefore removed and had been temporarily stored next to the reactor cavity, where it has been perched ever since. Source: TEPCO  

Software allows users to identify and measure Alpha, Beta, and Gamma particles with a $20 webcam

Measuring radioactivity has a long history and innumerable academic and commercial applications in nuclear safety, defense, medicine, biology, material sciences, etc.  That may soon change, now anyone can start their own virtual lab and explore nuclear science with a $20 webcam. It’s more than just radiation detection with devices like Geiger counters, the software capabilities […]

Solitary nuclear reactor in Iowa ramping up efforts to keep its cool

The peak summer temperatures have drastically affected farmers’ crops this year, but it has also affected the nuclear industry, with multiple plants either temporarily removed from service or planning emergency mitigation efforts in order to stave off a potential lapse in service. The solitary GE BWR Mark 1 reactor at the Duane Arnold Energy center […]

In-Focus Japan – Hiroshima and Fukushima to unite in call for end to nuclear victims – More underground faults to be examined at Monju and Mihama plants

Hibakusha: Nuke safety biggest lie “I think we can share the same sadness with people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” said Sachiko Sato, a Fukushima evacuee who attended the annual Hiroshima A-bombing commemoration ceremony Monday along with tens of thousands of others. “In my mind, Fukushima is like a third nuclear victim, following Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” […]

Quad Cities supervisor confirmed positive for alcohol during a follow-up fitness-for-duty test

A non-licensed employee supervisor had a confirmed positive for alcohol during a follow-up fitness for duty test. The employee’s unescorted access to the plant has been denied. Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for additional details. The two General Electric boiling water reactors  at the Quad Cities plant are owned and operated by Exelon Corporation. Source: NRC Event Reports

In-Focus Japan – TEPCO video footage shows reluctance to inject seawater into reactors – Nagasaki Mayor calls for international cooperation to address nuclear waste issue

After unit 3 explosion, Fukushima governor asked TEPCO to state publicly there would be no health damage. Source: Kahoku Nagasaki Mayor calls for international cooperation to address nuclear waste issue The city of Nagasaki observed the 67th anniversary of the 1945 US atomic bombing on Thursday. “We cannot postpone the issue of the disposal of the […]