June 12, 2014
Decontamination continues to significantly reduce radiation levels inside the F. Daiichi exclusion zone. Six locations where “experimental” decontamination has occurred were the focus of a new monitoring survey. Communities where estimated annual exposures were...June 9, 2014
1034 fuel bundles have been removed from unit #4 storage pool (SFP). There have been a total of 47 transfer cask operations. This is more than 67% of the 1533 bundles that were in the SFP when the process began in November. 1012 of the transferred bundles were used...June 5, 2014
Tepco has found a leakage point out of unit #1 primary containment (PCV). The general location of the leak was discovered in November by a robotic boat floating on the water in the suppression pool (torus) basement. The specific location is from a “flexible joint” in...The Godzilla Movie and the Parallel with Fukushima
June 4, 2014 I’ve seen every Godzilla movie ever made. I was an adolescent when the first one hit America, and I immediately fell in love with monster movies…a passion I have held to this day. Needless to say, when the latest Godzilla movie hit the big screen a few...June 2, 2014
Tepco reports that 968 spent fuel bundles have been removed from the unit #4 pool. 946 of the 1,331 irradiated (used) fuel bundles have been transferred; roughly 71%. There have been 44 instances of transfer cask usage....211th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers
June 1, 2014 The Hiroshima Syndrome’s Fukushima Commentary is proudly hosting the 211th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers. This week’s edition includes articles by Gail Marcus, Adam Hoffman, Brian Wang, Rod Adams and Leslie Corrice. Here’s the Fact or Fiction (?)...May 29, 2014
A leak has been discovered coming from F. Daiichi unit #1 primary containment (PCV). The location has been identified by robotic inspection inside the donut-shaped suppression chamber (torus) room. The outflow is coming from a pipe attached to a “metal bellows joint”...Did Fukushima Workers Flee in Mortal Terror?
May 27, 2014 The world’s press has reported that 650 emergency workers fled Fukushima Daiichi on March 15, 2011, fearing for their lives. It is also alleged that they disregarded the orders of their plant manager Masao Yoshida. However, this seems to be another...May 26, 2014
Tepco has moved 924 bundles out of the unit #4 spent fuel pool. This accounts for 60% of the 1533 fuel bundles originally in the pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html The amount of money paid out to Fukushima evacuees now totals more than $38.4...This site requires a lot of work. We hope you find our efforts valuable and rewarding. Please consider offering your support. There is no minimum amount. Feel free to donate as you see fit, without restriction. Thank you...
