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Roof completed for removal of spent fuel rods at Fukushima plant
Work was completed Feb. 21 on a half-cylinder roof designed to trap radioactive substances emitted when spent fuel rods are removed from the No. 3 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Asahi Shimbun
TEPCO refurbishes sub-drain water system at #Fukushima Dai-ichi
CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of TEPCO
Abandoned homes in #Fukushima no-go zones being demolished
Dilapidated houses left in evacuated areas of Fukushima Prefecture following the 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daiichi plant are being torn down at a steady pace of late. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Fukushima Minpo News
‘Temporary’ storage of low level waste from the #FukushimaNuclearDisaster begins
Japan began Friday the disposal of low-level radioactive waste generated by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, more than six years after the crisis triggered by the devastating earthquake and tsunami. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Kyodo News
Interim storage site for #Fukushima contaminated soil to begin full operations
An interim storage site in #Fukushima Prefecture for soil and waste generated when areas effected by the #FukushimaNuclearDisaster were decontaminated will be put into full-scale operation on Oct. 28. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of The Mainichi
Chiba court recognizes nuke disaster evacuees’ ‘loss of hometown’ for first time
Lawyers for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking damages from the government and TEPCO for residents who evacuated to Chiba Prefecture following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster hold up banners reading “Government not liable,” left, and “TEPCO must pay portion of compensation,” right, in front of the Chiba District Court on Sept. 22, 2017. CLICK […]
Nuclear Fuel Retrieval Delayed
A step in the decommissioning of Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could be delayed by 3 years. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of NHK
Reactor #3 at #Fukushima Daiichi to get new roof covering
Tokyo Electric Power Co. showed reporters its progress in installing a new roof above Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant’s No. 3 reactor building on Aug. 2, ahead of work to remove spent nuclear fuel from a storage pool. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Asahi Shimbun
H4 Tank Farm Removed At #Fukushima Daiichi
The notorious H4 tank farm at Fukushima Daiichi has been completely removed. TEPCO mentions that this included some soil remediation but did not detail how extensive this was. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of SimplyInfo
Tepco Seeking Partners For #Fukushima-Specific Technology
Six years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami events, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), owner of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, is seeking partners to help develop technology that would move the massive dmissioning project forward. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Nuclear Street
