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...October 7, 2011
Largely due to bureaucratic complacency and a national arrogance with respect to their technological skill, Japan felt a severe nuclear accident was impossible. As a result, the government regulatory bodies neglected to set radiological standards for the public....October 5, 2011
Oxford University Physicist (and friend) Wade Allison spoke about Japan’s radiation standards at Tokyo’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, this past Monday. Dr. Allison stunned the gathering by saying Japan’s radioactivity limits are far...October 3, 2011
The popular Press has a new buzz-word with which to prolong the public’s angst related to nuclear energy in general, and Fukushima in specific. It’s “recriticality”. Actually, the term is being used out of context. Recriticality is a term intended for use...September 30, 2011
TEPCO has sampled the gas content of many pipes passing through the containment walls of unit #1, using hydrogen detectors with a greater sensing capacity than those used when the hydrogen was first discovered earlier this week. It turns out the concentrations are in...September 28, 2011
The Japanese panel investigating the causes(s) of the Fukushima accident held it’s third meeting yesterday (Sept. 27). Because it seems people being interviewed are intimidated by the news media, the Tuesday meeting was the first one held behind closed doors....September 26, 2011
TEPCO has found a higher-than-expected concentration of hydrogen in some of the pipes passing through unit #1’s containment walls. The levels are above the maximum detectable reading on TEPCO’s monitoring equipment, which is 1%. TEPCO believes the hydrogen...September 23, 2011
We have been waiting several months to find the space for the following…an explanation of what the term “sievert” means, with respect to radiation exposure, and relate it to a more-commonly understood parameter…the BTU. Sievert – The amount of...September 21, 2011
TEPCO has announced they suspect groundwater is leaking into the reactor and turbine basements, contrary to the fears voiced by many critics. The reason behind the notion is water levels in the buildings are not changing. With a water clean-up rate of more than 1,300...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...
