October 26, 2015
Estimated F. Daiichi groundwater outflow drops to 10 tons per day. Previously, 300-400 tons per day were assumed to be seeping into the barricaded inner port (quay). The reason for the significant drop is completion of the near-shore impermeable shield wall....October 22, 2015
On Tuesday, Tepco recorded images inside unit #3 Primary Containment Vessel (PCV). Using a remote-controlled device pushed through a pipe penetrating the thick PCV wall, pictures were recorded above the water welled-up in the basement area. Temperature and radiation...October 19, 2015
Salmon fishing resumes in Naraha Town. Historically, the Kidogawa River has been a major source of marketed salmon for Fukushima Prefecture and outlying markets. The business was suspended when Tokyo ordered the town evacuated in 2011. Now that the evacuation order...October 15, 2015
Sendai unit #2 is restarted. The first control rods began withdrawal at 10:30 am (Japan Time), and initial criticality was achieved at ~11pm (11am EDT). Kyushu Electric Co. plans to start generating and transmitting power next Wednesday and resume commercial operation...October 12, 2015
There is no radioactive Cesium in the bodies of Fukushima children. An “extensive study” used the new, highly-sensitive “Babyscan” technology, developed following the nuke accident. Babyscan can sense as low as 50 Becquerels of contamination per child, and is 5-6...October 10, 2015 – The News Media’s penchant for only reporting the nuclear negative
The News Media’s penchant for only reporting the nuclear negative In 1987, I was near the end of my stint as News Media representative for the Perry nuclear plant in Ohio. I was frustrated because it seemed like the major news outlets bent over backwards to broadcast...October 8, 2015
Tepco has safely released more than 4,000 tons of purified groundwater to the sea. The discharge was on October 1st. The discharge included some water pumped out of the ground after September 3rd. All of the waters were tested by Tepco and an independent third party...October 5, 2015
Tepco has removed all roof panels from the unit #1 enclosure. The final 42×7 meter panel was lifted off this morning by a crane. There was no change in radiation levels around the destroyed reactor building during the removal of all six panels over the past three...October 3, 2015 – Japan’s Press accentuates the bad and intentionally ignores the good
The past few weeks have been a relatively “slow” period relative to Fukushima Daiichi news. To be blunt, there have been no new problems for Japan’s Press to exploit since a typhoon skirted the Tohoku coast and overflowed a drainage ditch and sent an innocuous amount...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...
