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New problem at Fukushima: Groundwater leaking into contaminated plant and how to dispose of it

Robert Singleton wrote 2 weeks ago:  The New York Times reported April 29: Two years after a triple meltdown that grew into the world’s … more →

Tags: GE Mark I reactor, meltdown, Plant Shutdowns, radiation leak, fukushima, Japan, leak, Nuclear Power, TEPCO

Steel beam falls into spent fuel pool during cleanup at Fukushima Unit 3

Robert Singleton wrote 7 months ago: World Nuclear News reported yesterday: An incident occurred in the course of the work on 22 Septembe … more →

Tags: Japan, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, fukushima

Fukushima hit by 5.9 earthquake

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The Wall Street Journal reported this morning: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 sho … more →

Tags: Japan, Earthquake, Earthquake, fukushima

And the winner of the No Duh Award: TEPCO scraps plans for new reactors at Fukushima

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Reuters just reported this acknowledgement of the blindingly obvious: Tokyo Electric Power Co, or Te … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, Expansion, Japan, Plant Shutdowns, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, fukushima

New TEPCO report says damage to Fukushima Unit 2 may be worse than previously thought

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The New York Times reported this afternoon: The damage to the core of at least one of the meltdown-s … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, radiation leak, Japan, Plant Shutdowns, meltdown, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, fukushima, meltdown

Update: TEPCO tests find fatal levels of radiation, almost no water in Unit 2 reactor

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Central Florida News carried an Associated Press story today on the latest from Fukushima Daiichi Un … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, radiation leak, Japan, Plant Shutdowns, coolant leak, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, fukushima, Radiation

Water level continues to fall at Fukushima reactor

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The Japan Times reported today: The water cooling the core of the crippled Fukushima power plant … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, Japan, coolant leak, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, fukushima, coolant leak

New studies find highest levels of radiation in Japanese soil and cesium in plankton 375 miles offshore

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Two new studies show ongoing concerns with radiation from Fukushima. As Earthweek reported today: … more →

Tags: Japan, Plant Shutdowns, meltdown, Nuclear Power, Radiation

"You can't adequately prepare for a disaster that you don't admit can ever happen."

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: In a new study of the causes and effects of the Fukushima disaster, Koichi Kitazawa, former presiden … more →

Tags: Nuclear Power, Japan, fukushima

NPR doing great programming on one-year anniversary of Fukushima

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Starting yesterday, National Public Radio began a series of reports on the earthquake and resulting … more →

Tags: Nuclear Power, Japan, fukushima, npr

New study: Radiation readings around Fukushima still dangerously high

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The Japan Times reported yesterday: High levels of radiation, including a rate of 470 millisieverts … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, radiation leak, Japan, evacuation plans, GE Mark I reactor, meltdown, Radiation exposure, Nuclear Power, fukushima

New study shows increased earthquake risk at Fukushima3 comments

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: NewsRoom America reported today: Scientists say the seismic risk at the Fukushima nuclear plant incr … more →

Tags: Japan, Plant Shutdowns, Earthquake, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, Earthquake, fukushima

Bird decline more severe around Fukushima than that seen around Chernobyl

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: UPI just reported: Bird populations near the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant have dropped more than … more →

Tags: Japan, Nuclear Power, fukushima, Birds

Temperature rising again at Fukushima Unit 2

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The British newspaper The Guardian reported yesterday: Water temperatures at Japan’s damaged F … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, TEPCO, Nuclear Power, Japan, fukushima

New leak at Fukushima

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Reuters reported today: More than 8 tonnes of radioactive water leaked from a reactor at Japan … more →

Tags: radiation leak, Japan, coolant leak, Nuclear Power, fukushima, leak, radikation

Safestor: How come I don't feel Safe?

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: Last year, TEPCO announced that it was going to build temporary structures over its damaged Fukushim … more →

Tags: Europe, Japan, Plant Shutdowns, Nuclear Power, bradwell

Pipes at damaged Fukushima reactor freeze, leak‏

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The Japan Times reported today: Two more water leaks were found at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant M … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, radiation leak, Japan, coolant leak, GE Mark I reactor, Nuclear Power, fukushima, leak

Japan's food safety testing questioned

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The New York Times reported today: In the fall, as this valley’s rice paddies ripened into a carpet … more →

Tags: Japan, food, Nuclear Power, fukushima, Radiation, Food

"Drops of water fall like rain" in first video inside damaged Fukushima reactor

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The Daily Yomiuri reported today: Tokyo Electric power Co. on Friday released 30 minutes of video fo … more →

Tags: Japan, meltdown, Nuclear Power, fukushima


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