October 29, 2013
Guidelines have been set for rainwater release from F. Daiichi. The Nuclear Regulatory Authority says F. Daiichi no longer needs their permission to pump rainwater buildup to the sea as long as the waters test below current activity limits. NRA Commissioner Toyoshi...October 24, 2013
A trace of Cesium was detected 1 kilometer off-shore of F. Daiichi, and the Japanese Press again over-reacts. In an October 18 sample of open seawater, Tepco detected 1.6 Becquerels per liter of Cesium-137, which is 0.3 Bq/liter more than minimum detectability. It is...October 21, 2013
Rainwater has overwhelmed many wastewater tank containment dams at F. Daiichi. The resulting Japanese Press coverage is heavy. Eleven of the dams overflowed on Sunday, six of which were found to have contamination in excess of Tepco’s self-imposed release limits. One...October 17, 2013
PM Shinzo Abe has reiterated that the wastewater situation at F. Daiichi is “under control”. Called before the Diet’s extraordinary session, Abe was grilled by ex-Cabinet Minister Banri Kaieda, head of the deposed Democratic Party of Japan. When asked about his...October 14, 2013
The inner port (quay) contamination spike at F. Daiichi is abating. The increase in radioactive Cesium relative to the unit #2 near shoreline was caused by embankment barricading which caused some contaminated soil to spill into the water contained by a silt fence....October 10, 2013
Tepco has detected elevated Cesium levels at the barricaded shoreline of F. Daiichi. The reason seems to be some contaminated dirt which was knocked into the water during construction work between the units #1 & 2 intake structures. Soil-solidifying chemicals were...October 7, 2013
The Fukushima wastewater contamination issue is of concern to everyone. The following is the most recent data concerning groundwater, inner harbor, outer harbor, and open sea activity levels associated with Fukushima Daiichi. The links include the latest readings at...October 4, 2013
One of the Fukushima tanks receiving low-contamination rainwater has overflowed. Most of the water seems to have fallen inside the foot-high coffer dam surrounding the five tank group. But, because the tanks are located on a slight incline and the problem one is the...October 1, 2013
The Tokyo Electric Company president says they will probably scrap F. Daiichi units 5 and 6. In an interview Saturday, Naomi Hirose said neither unit will ever be used for electrical generation. “In absolutely no way am I considering using [units 5 and 6] as power...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...
