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Fukushima fishermen fight release of tainted water as tritium standoff continues
On Feb. 25, against a clear sky, fishing boats bearing colorful banners used to signal a rich haul returned to their home port of Ukedo in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. Cheers erupted as the boats, which had taken refuge in Minamisoma in the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the […]
Robot makes foray into reactor 1
Tokyo Electric on Sunday confirmed lethally high radiation levels inside the primary containment vessel of reactor 1 at the heavily damaged #Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant but found they were not nearly as high as those recently logged in reactor 2. Using a camera-equipped robot on Saturday, Tepco logged 7.8 sieverts per hour on some […]
“I want Tokyo Electric to thoroughly face up to its responsibility” – Ex-worker during Fukushima disaster sues Tepco, Kyushu Electric over leukemia
A former nuclear worker who developed leukemia after combating the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis demanded ¥59 million (around $524,000) in damages from two utilities Thursday at his first trial hearing at the Tokyo District Court. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Japan Times
Searching for nuclear fuel that has melted at Reactor 2 hits a snag (VIDEO)
Workers attempting to get a better look inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have encountered a problem. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of NHK World
Fuel removal delayed again at Fukushima
Work to remove used nuclear fuel from the storage pool at unit 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan has been postponed again because of delays delay in clearing radioactive debris at the site, Asahi Shimbun reported. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Nuclear Engineering International
Fuel removal at #Fukushima reactor again faces delay
Work to retrieve spent nuclear fuel in the No. 3 reactor building storage pool of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will again be postponed due to a delay in clearing radioactive debris at the site. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Asahi Shimbun
Work starts in Fukushima on intermediate waste facility
The Environment Ministry on Nov. 15 started building a facility in Fukushima Prefecture that will store radiation-contaminated debris for up to 30 years, despite obtaining permission for only 11 percent of the site. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Asahi Shimbun
Fukushima Governor Pledges Reconstruction Progress In UN Seminar
NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Bernama) — Visiting Fukushima Governor Masao Uchibori on Wednesday vowed to make further progress in reconstruction of the disaster-hit northeastern Japan prefecture toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Japan’s Jiji Press reported. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Bernama.com
James Fisher Nuclear (JFN) wins bid to find spent fuel at #FukushimaDaiichi
James Fisher Nuclear (JFN) has just been awarded a prestigious new high value contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to develop the cutting edge technology needed to sample radioactive debris sitting below reactor cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Energy Business Review
Fukushima Frozen Wall Progress Report – June 22
TEPCO injected cement near parts of section 1 of the frozen wall on June 8. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Fukuleaks.org
