November 11, 2011
The latest posting of Fukushima Daiichi parameters are quite encouraging. RPV bottom head temperature for unit #1 has dropped considerably since TEPCO effectively doubled injection flow last week, and now reads at 41oC with a sharply decreasing trend. This should keep...November 9, 2011
About one-fourth of the evacuees from the zones surrounding Fukushima Daiichi say they will never go home. Fuminori Tanba, an associate professor at Fukushima University, sent questionnaires to 28,184 households in September and 13,463 (47.8 %) responded. 26.9 percent...November 7, 2011
The fallout from TEPCO’s informational blunder last week, continues. While all experts on the phenomena agree the Xenon discovered in unit #2’s Primary Containment is due to spontaneous fission, many admonish TEPCO for needlessly causing fears and creating...November 4, 2011
The international Press is focusing on news reports out of Japan about recriticality in the damaged fuel of reactor #2 at Fukushima Daiichi. The Japanese Press is calling for a complete revision of the “cold shutdown” criteria, and the world’s Press is drooling...November 2, 2011
The source of the high radiation level near a Tokyo, Setagaya Ward supermarket has found it to have nothing to do with Fukushima. After tearing up the asphalt overlying the location of the source, technicians dug down nearly a foot into the soil and found a bottle...October 31, 2011
We have finally found a down-loadable copy of the completed enclosure surrounding unit #1 reactor building… TEPCO announced they have nearly doubled the cooling injection flow to RPV #1. It is now 7.5 tons per hour, versus the previous flow of 4 tons per hour....October 28, 2011
The first results of a nuclear “stress test” were submitted today. Kansai Electric submitted the results of a stress test on the Oi No.3 reactor in Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric mentioned their results showed the plant structures and cooling systems could survive...October 26, 2011
On Monday, 200 pages from the TEPCO accident procedural manuals used for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were made public by NISA. The manual was originally given to NISA by TEPCO with nearly everything blacked out. This submittal was unedited. As it turns out,...October 24, 2011
The initial reports on 4,500 Fukushima residents who lived within 20 km of the power complex reveals no-one has internal and external exposure posing a health threat. In fact, the highest exposure, two boys from Futaba Village adjacent to Fukushima Daiichi property,...October 21, 2011
JAIF’s weekly posting of units 1 through 3 RPV parameters show a continuing cooling trend. #1 and #3 are at 72 oC and unit #2 is at 81 oC. The total volume of water which has been decontaminated stands at 135,000 tons. Surprisingly, total waste water volume...October 19, 2011
Today’s nuclear news from Japan begins with a topic that’s smoldered since the day after the tsunami hit. The earthquake and tsunami devastation along the northeast coast of Japan’s main island (Honshu) was the lead news story around the world for 24...October 14, 2011
A 10 meter by 1 meter sidewalk near a school in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward was discovered to have an exposure level of 2.7 microsieverts per hour, which is higher than the rest of the sidewalks in the ward. The ward made the walkway off-limits for children walking on...October 12, 2011
In spite of an international scientific consensus that the theoretical threshold for negative health effects is 100 millisieverts/yr, and the lowest statistical threshold is 1 sievert/yr, the Japanese government is continually caving to a phobic vocal minority when...October 10, 2011
TEPCO has posted current-status pictures of the enclosure being erected around reactor building #1. Below, the picture on the left shows the placement of the first roof panel, and on the right shows how it looks after installation. The picture on the left also shows a...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...
