KEPCO denies active fault under Ohi plant Kansai Electric Power Company, the operator of the Ohi nuclear power plant said the firm could not obtain any data that contradict the outcomes of its past investigations into faults under the nuclear site. Kansai Electric Power Company submitted an interim report on the 900 meter-long seam beneath […]
Fukushima Disaster is a Murder’s Act says Futaba Mayor “I think this is the accident that happened in insufficient safety precaution and we consider this as a manmade disaster,” Katsutaka Idogawa, mayor of Futaba where the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is located, said at a meeting held in the U.N. Office in Geneva. “There […]
This week, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority adopted new guidelines which expand evacuation areas from 10 kilometers to 30 kilometers around nuclear plants which would be set in place in the event of a nuclear accident. Previously 45 municipalities in 15 prefectures were located in designated evacuation areas, the new guidelines now cover 135 municipalities in […]
Projections of possible fallout zones irks rice farmers Source: The Japan Times Kansai Electric considering rate hike after record losses Source: The Japan Times Source: JiJi Press Japan’s new energy policy seen as political fig leaf, given option for reversal Source: The Japan Times Situation around Unit 1 spent fuel pool was unknown for more […]
A consortium led by Japan’s Hitachi, will acquire all shares of British energy company Horizon Nuclear Power from 2 German power companies. Hitachi will seek British government approval to construct ABWR reactors at the planned Wylfa and Oldbury-on-Severn construction sites with a target completion date in the mid 2020s. The value of the deal was […]
Water Stop Work at the Common Pool Connecting Duct at Fukushima Daiichi Source: TEPCO Fukushima prefecture to capture salmon on trial basis for first time since nuclear disaster Source: The Daily Yomiuri Fukushima Prefecture to host 6 summer festivals in 2013 Source: JiJi Press TEPCO will increase decontamination system personnel Source: The Daily Yomiuri
The Kansai Electric Power Company, the Japanese utility which operates the Ohi nuclear power station, will release a report to the government which will argue the contention that there is an active underground earthquake fault which runs underneath the Ohi site. Nuclear safety guidelines mandate that no nuclear facilities can operate which are found to […]
After a article published in the US academic journal Science by Ken Buesseler, a senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute revealed that cesium levels in fish had not declined in the last year and a half, TEPCO admitted that it could not rule out that the crippled Fukushima Daiichi reactors were still leaking radiation […]
President of US Center for Strategic and International Studies calls for Japan to restart nuclear reactors Source: JiJi Press Shimizu Corporation develops tsunami evacuation building Source: JiJI Press Japan’s efforts to draft energy plan in deadlock – Policy so unclear expert panel refuses to even discuss it The panel of experts said the government’s intention […]
Power Reactor Event Number: 48446 Facility: CALVERT CLIFFS Region: 1 State: MD Unit: [1] [2] [ ] RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE NRC Notified By: AMY CORDNER HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK Notification Date: 10/25/2012 Notification Time: 17:13 [ET] Event Date: 10/25/2012 Event Time: 10:31 [EDT] Last Update Date: 10/25/2012 Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR […]
Harley Davidson washed across ocean after March 11th disaster on display at museum Source: JiJi Press Source: NHK Rice in Fukushima Prefecture contaminated with cesium over safety limit Source: Kyodo News Source: JiJi Press Source: The Japan Times Radioactive tritium found on external surface of reactor piping at JAEA facility Source: JiJi Press Japan industry […]
Photos showed debris from the reactor building explosion up to about 30 meters inside of the building. Radiation levels measured 150 mSv/hr on the building’s second floor, but dropped dramatically on the third and fourth floors. The radiation dose levels on the fifth floor (operating floor) were measured at 53.6 mSv/hr 1 meter from the […]
Fire breaks out at nuclear reactor auxiliary building Source: JiJi Press Japan to expand evacuation zones to 30 km around nuclear power plants Source: The Japan Times Source: JiJi Press Austria promotes biomass energy use in Japan Source: NHK Japan shares tsunami lessons with Sri Lanka Source: NHK Nuclear Regulatory Authority to reinvestigate guidelines for […]
New active fault found 14 km from Oma nuclear site in Aomori Prefecture Source: The Daily Yomiuri All of melted nuclear fuel in Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 1 fell into containment Source: JNES 30-km safety zone around nuclear plants may not be enough Estimates by the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Japan have found that a nuclear […]
Fukushima upgrades continue at Byron nuclear power plant “We did a lot of different walk downs for equipment to ensure reliability of things we had,” said Exelon Generation Byron Station representative Paul Dempsey. “We also purchased other kinds of equipment that we could move into areas if needed if we have some sort of loss […]
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Japanese Ambassador says rice donations to Haiti are radiation free Source: Defend Haiti Vietnamese plans for nuclear power plant built by Russia and Japan put on hold due to concerns about safety of the technology Source: JiJi Press Nuclear Disaster Prevention Council tasked by Prime Minister Noda to “eliminate anxiety of the people” Source: JiJi […]
Undergrowth on fire near Units 1 and 2 at Fukushima Daiichi Source of the fire is still unknown, the area was not being worked near, and no welding was taking place as had occurred in previous fires. Source: TEPCO Source: JiJi Press Fukushima dogs found with high levels of stress hormone Source: NHK Tsunami debris […]
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Power Reactor Event Number: 48419 Facility: BROWNS FERRY Region: 2 State: AL Unit: [1] [2] [3] RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 NRC Notified By: ERIC STEELE HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ Notification Date: 10/18/2012 Notification Time: 13:34 [ET] Event Date: 10/17/2012 Event Time: 14:50 [CDT] Last Update Date: 10/18/2012 Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR […]
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