June 17, 2011
Japan’s Atomic Industrial Forum reports work has begun on installing a new spent fuel cooling system for SPF #3 using installed piping for cycling water through an external heat exchanger. It will be very similar to the one now being successfully run on the unit...June 15, 2011
First, there’s some international good and bad news. The bad news first…Italy has passed a public referendum and their people have overwhelmingly said “NO!” to the country’s development of nuclear energy. However, they had already pulled out of the...June 13, 2011
One of the most important items concerning a possible cause of the accident at Fukushima, contained in the recent Japanese report to the IAEA, was a conflict of interest in Japanese nuclear regulatory processes. NISA, the agency with the responsibility of setting and...June 10, 2011
An Emailer tells us our Wednesday report of not being able to find “melt-through” evidence coming out of Japan is incorrect, and references an article in Yomiuri Shimbun. The headline says, “Melt-through at Fukushima? / Govt (sic) report to IAEA suggests situation...June 8, 2011
The level of conflicting information coming from numerous Japanese government bodies continues. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) preliminary report on Fukushima underscores the problem of uncoordinated reporting to the public, which greatly...June 6, 2011
Friday, June 3, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) posted their May faculty report on Fukushima. MIT identifies the key issues specific to Fukushima and possible corrective actions to be considered with respect to currently operating and future nuclear power...June 3, 2011
Japan’s Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) reports… Since filling most of their identified storage facilities with contaminated waste waters, TEPCO has been brain-storming on what to do next. The water levels in the four turbine building basements are...June 1, 2011
Before today’s updates, we might return to an issue that has continued since mid-March…the possibility of a Zirconium fire in the spent fuel pools (SPF). Many reputable sources continue to mention the unlikely potential for Zirconium cladding catching on...May 30, 2011
Japan’s Atomic Industrial Forum weekend reports… The seawater pump supplying the heat exchangers for cooling Fukushima unit #5 spent fuel pool (SPF) and reactor stopped working. They could not restart it, so workers set to task for installation of a...May 27, 2011
Before addressing recent Fukushima updates, we want everyone to be aware of the preliminary findings on Fukushima’s long and short-term health effects from one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific organizations in the world; United Nations Scientific...May 25, 2011
Each day that passes reveals more details with the sequence of events leading to the meltdowns at Fukushima units #1, 2 & 3. Further, world-wide meltdown reports vary from source to source, which indicates considerable confusion over the revealed data. It is not...May 23, 2011
Japan’s Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) has been told the emergency operation manual for Fukushima #1 was not followed. NHK allegedly has a copy of the emergency manual, and it reveals several key violations of emergency procedures. By procedure, the primary...May 20, 2011
Thursday afternoon, RPV temperatures for Unit #1 had dropped to 93oC on the upper feedwater nozzle, and 88oC on the vessel bottom head. This morning, TEPCO decided to lower feedwater injection flow from 10 tons per hour to 6 tons per hour. Why? They don’t say....May 18, 2011
The plot thickens… Reports out of Japan since Monday have revealed a number of disturbing items. Remarkably, the most recent reports concerning the events at Fukushima Daiichi, March 11 through March 16, suggest that several of this writer’s previous...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...
