December 2, 2013
There have been no reports on spent fuel transfer for unit #4 at F. Daiichi in the past three days. So, here’s the other updates from over the weekend… An international team of experts are teaching Fukushima residents about radiation. A two day seminar was held this...November 28, 2013
Spent fuel transfer diary – Week 2 Day 9 – Six spent fuel bundles were removed from their unit #4 pool and loaded into the transfer cask without incident. These were the first irradiated bundles to be handled....November 25, 2013
Spent fuel transfer diary – Week 2 Day 5 – The 22 fuel bundles are in their racks inside the common storage facility pool. Tepco’s Noriyuki Imaizumi told a press conference, “All of the fuel assemblies have been placed in their storage rack, meaning that...November 21, 2013
Because of the international Press hullabaloo prior to the start of the spent fuel transfer from F. Daiichi unit #4, we will post what has happened each day of the process as part of the regular updates until Press interest wanes. Fukushima Daiichi Unit #4 Spent Fuel...November 18, 2013
The removal of spent fuel from F. Daiichi unit #4 has begun. Four spent fuel bundles have been uneventfully removed from their storage racks and placed in a transfer cask. Preparatory work began this morning at 9:50am (Japan Time) when the large polar crane was used...November 14, 2013
Tepco has located some leak sources from F. Daiichi unit #1 containment. It seems that at least two pipes inside the suppression pool (torus) room are leaking. One is a small broken pipe with a flow that is said to look like gushing tap-water. The pipe appears to be...November 11, 2013
The Tokyo government plans on injecting $50 billion into nuclear damage liability (NDF) funding. The monies are intended for evacuee compensation and environmental decontamination. Currently, the fund has a $50 billion limit, but a new “accelerated Fukushima disaster...November 7, 2013
The removal of spent fuel from F. Daiichi #4’s pool has been delayed up to 2 weeks. The delay is due to Japan’s Nuclear Energy Safety Organization wanting a test run on removal of a shipping cask from the pool and transferring it to the on-ground common fuel storage...November 4, 2013
A ruling party executive stunned Japan with a comment about Fukushima evacuees. Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), feels it is inevitable that some evacuees will never go back home, “The time will definitely come that...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...
