July 29, 2011

Jul 29, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

JAIF reports TEPCO is sending workers into reactor building #3 to visually inspect piping for damage. The robot sent into the building earlier this week showed images of “limited damage” to pipes and valves. The workers will be able to make assessments that are more...

July 27, 2011

Jul 27, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

The new waste water decontamination system recently developed by Toshiba is being shipped to Fukushima Daiichi. The new system has been given the acronym SARRY. It consists of 14 cylinders containing minerals that strip suspended and dissolved materials from the water...

July 25, 2011

Jul 25, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

Yomiuri Shimbun reports on the the first publicly posted internal radiation exposure results for Fukushima residents. The sensitive internal dose monitors used in the research (Whole Body Counters – WBC) were run by the Fukushima Prefectural government, and not by a...

July 22, 2011

Jul 22, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

In remarks made to NHK World late Tuesday, American NRC Chairman Robert Jaczko said something we have been saying for several months…sort of said it, anyway. Jaczko told NHK that if Japan had adopted safety rules similar to those implemented in the Unites States...

July 20, 2011

Jul 20, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

The waste water decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi gets a lot of Japanese media attention because of irregular shutdowns due to piping leaks and moderately fluctuating flows through the system. What seems to be missing from all of this coverage is that the...

July 18, 2011

Jul 18, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

**Congratulations to Japan for their heart-pounding, come-from-behind, fairy-tale upset victory in the Women’s World Cup of soccer. We hope this will bring great optimism to Japan, especially for those who have most suffered from the great earthquake and tsunami...

July 15, 2011

Jul 15, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

Many of Japan’s news sources (e.g. Mainichi Daily, Yomiuri On Line, etc.) have reported that Prime Minister Kan’s regime will begin the full phase-out of nuclear powered electricity because he feels that nuclear accidents cannot be completely prevented....

July 13, 2011

Jul 13, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

We have been reviewing past news media articles, looking for mention of the control room records we reported on in the past two updates. There are precious few. An Asahi Shimbun article on June 18 states the Press was told the control room records would be available...

July 11, 2011

Jul 11, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

Further study of the control room records which became available last week reveals answers to additional questions… Why did they use sea water to cool the reactors when there were concerns that it might make the chain reaction restart (recriticality)? Could the...

July 8, 2011

Jul 8, 2011 | Fukushima Accident Updates

TEPCO has posted an English translation of the hand-written records kept by the control room operators at Fukushima during the first few days of the emergency, from the March 11 until the unit #3 hydrogen explosion on March 15. We received a copy of the “TEPCO...
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