Japan – Water leak found at Fukushima Daiichi plant

 

Laaska News  August  14,  2012

Tokyo Electric Power Company has reported a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s Number 4 reactor.

The utility says a worker patrolling on Tuesday morning found water one-centimeter deep across a 350-square-meter room on the first floor of the turbine building.

TEPCO: Just 60cm of water in Fukushima reactor

 

 

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has found that the cooling water in one of the damaged reactors at Fukushima is only 60 centimeters deep, far lower than previously thought.

Japan – Camera inserted in Fukushima No.4 reactor

Debris from a hydrogen explosion and large volume of floating objects were observed inside the Number 4 reactor of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Japan – Radiation high near suppression chambers

Laaska News  Mar. 15, 2012

High levels of radiation have been detected near suppression chambers of 2 of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

The radiation levels are too high for workers to continue inspections.

Japan – Failed Fukushima offsite center shown to media

A nuclear emergency response center that proved useless during the Fukushima nuclear disaster was shown to the media for the first time since March 11th last year.

Japan – Miscommunications made things worse

Laaska News  Feb. 28, 2012
By: NHK.

An independent panel investigating the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant has issued a report showing in detail how miscommunications helped deepen mistrust among key players in the crisis management.

Japan – Death at Fukushima plant ruled from overwork

Laaska News Feb. 24, 2012

Japanese labor authorities have ruled that a man’s death at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was due to his having to carry out demanding work while wearing stress-creating protective gear.

US was worried about cooling of spent fuel pools

Newly released minutes from a US nuclear commission show a US regulator had concerns about the cooling of spent fuel pools at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant one day after the accident took place on March 11th.

Fukushima – Temperature at no. 2 reactor rises again

Laaska News  Feb. 12, 2012

Tokyo Electric Power Company is trying to cool down one of the damaged reactors at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after its temperature increased again.

Japan:TEPCO says no damage to spent fuel at Fukushima

Laaska News Feb. 10, 2012

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has found no damage to spent fuel rods that will be the first to be removed from the plant’s reactors.