July 27, 2011
The new waste water decontamination system recently developed by Toshiba is being shipped to Fukushima Daiichi. The new system has been given the acronym SARRY. It consists of 14 cylinders containing minerals that strip suspended and dissolved materials from the water...July 25, 2011
Yomiuri Shimbun reports on the the first publicly posted internal radiation exposure results for Fukushima residents. The sensitive internal dose monitors used in the research (Whole Body Counters – WBC) were run by the Fukushima Prefectural government, and not by a...July 22, 2011
In remarks made to NHK World late Tuesday, American NRC Chairman Robert Jaczko said something we have been saying for several months…sort of said it, anyway. Jaczko told NHK that if Japan had adopted safety rules similar to those implemented in the Unites States...July 20, 2011
The waste water decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi gets a lot of Japanese media attention because of irregular shutdowns due to piping leaks and moderately fluctuating flows through the system. What seems to be missing from all of this coverage is that the...July 18, 2011
**Congratulations to Japan for their heart-pounding, come-from-behind, fairy-tale upset victory in the Women’s World Cup of soccer. We hope this will bring great optimism to Japan, especially for those who have most suffered from the great earthquake and tsunami...July 15, 2011
Many of Japan’s news sources (e.g. Mainichi Daily, Yomiuri On Line, etc.) have reported that Prime Minister Kan’s regime will begin the full phase-out of nuclear powered electricity because he feels that nuclear accidents cannot be completely prevented....July 13, 2011
We have been reviewing past news media articles, looking for mention of the control room records we reported on in the past two updates. There are precious few. An Asahi Shimbun article on June 18 states the Press was told the control room records would be available...July 11, 2011
Further study of the control room records which became available last week reveals answers to additional questions… Why did they use sea water to cool the reactors when there were concerns that it might make the chain reaction restart (recriticality)? Could the...July 8, 2011
TEPCO has posted an English translation of the hand-written records kept by the control room operators at Fukushima during the first few days of the emergency, from the March 11 until the unit #3 hydrogen explosion on March 15. We received a copy of the “TEPCO...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...
