More progress made overhauling site than decommissioning reactors at Fukushima Daiichi
In the three years since the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster there has been a plethora of drastic changes made to the landscape of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant including;…
Tokyo Electric to investigate potential groundwater contamination at Fukushima Daiichi after leak
After confirming that more than 100 tons of highly radioactive water overflowed from a storage tank in February, TEPCO has decided to prepare observation wells to identify possible contamination of the groundwater. The…
On the third anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi catastrophe
By Karl Grossman With the third anniversary of the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe coming next week, the attempted Giant Lie about the disaster continues—a suppression of information, an effort at…
Japan’s new pro-nuclear energy policy facing criticism
In Japan, how the government defines nuclear power has been an issue of contention since the March 11th nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi. While speaking at a Lower House subcommittee meeting on…
Tokyo Electric determines human error cause of contaminated leak at Fukushima Daiichi
Last week officials from the Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that extremely radioactive water had leaked from a storage tank at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. According to the utility over 100…
Fukushima Daiichi workers cripple thermometer at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2
TEPCO announced that one of two thermometers used to monitor temperatures in the lower part of the Unit 2 reactor vessel has failed. The utility said the problem was caused by workers who…
TEPCO finds falling debris damaged shield plug at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3
This week TEPCO released new photos which show the progress made removing debris off of the top of the Unit 3 reactor building. These photos show some of the damage to the operating…
NHK falls prey to Streisand Effect
It is well known that sometimes, we humans experience unintended consequences for conscious decisions we have made. Some of these unintended consequences are so frequently encountered that they are named. The Streisand Effect…
TEPCO releases before and after site photos of Fukushima Daiichi site
Tokyo Electric released photos this week which catalog some of the progress made in removing debris from the site of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In the immediate days following the…
TEPCO confirms hole in Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 suppression pool
On Thursday, officials from the Tokyo Electric Power Company admitted that the suppression pool of the Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 reactor may have a 3-centimeter hole in it, allowing the highly radioactive water…
TEPCO begins work on underground ice wall at Fukushima Daiichi
Tokyo Electric workers are to begin work at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to create underground frozen walls at the Unit 2 and Unit 3 turbine buildings on Wednesday. The utility is…
Leak of contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 may have international safety impact
On Saturday, workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan were operating a remote-controlled robot to remove debris on the first floor of the Unit 3 reactor building when they discovered…
Study confirms impossible to evacuate all residents before radiation exposure in wake of severe accident
A research project conducted by a research institute on environmental economics in Japan named Kankyo Keizai Kenkyujo has found that in the case of a severe accident at a nuclear power plant it…
Japan plans controlled meltdown to help learn from Fukushima disaster
In 2014, for the first time, Japan will carry out an experiment which will involve allowing a fuel rod to undergo a rapid fission process and meltdown, in order to improve their abilities…
TEPCO president promises utility will do its best in 2014 to “not have any problems”
Nearly three years after the onset of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, most readers may be surprised to watch Japan continue a largely unrealistic approach to mitigating the accident and decontaminating the land…
Restart of nuclear facilities and policy for nuclear waste disposal in Japan unlikely to be settled soon
In Japan, utilities are working to restart idled nuclear power plants across the nation and regain public support post-Fukushima. The Nuclear Regulation Authority, a newly established regulator, set new safety standards in July…
Soil from Fukushima Daiichi found in baggage at airport in Kiev
A Japanese man was stopped by border guards at Kiev’s Borispol Airport after a radiation detector sounded an alarm during routine bag checks on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany. According to the State…
TEPCO submits new restructuring plan to Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund
Tokyo Electric submitted a new 10 year restructuring plan to the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund on Tuesday which eyes the creation of a special decommissioning unit to manage the work at the…
Further problems of radioactive leaks with tank farm at Fukushima Daiichi
Tokyo Electric officials announced that they found water coming from foundation joints of the barrier wall which surrounds tanks storing highly contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Some 2.6 tons…
Japan increases support to Fukushima clean up but TEPCO retains management role
Originally, Tokyo Electric was to be held liable for all costs stemming from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, but in September the Japanese government stepped in and began providing financial help. Now the…
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