Previously, highly radioactive water has been reported inside turbine buildings. Tuesday, March 29, 2011 02:21 JST (01:21:00 p.m. Monday March 28 ET) NHK reports that highly radioactive water has been found in a trench housing […]
Monday, March 28, 2011 05:48 JST (16:48 Sunday March 27 ET) NHK reports that high radioactivity levels which have been detected in water in Units 1,2,3 turbine buildings may hinder further efforts to restore power […]
A recent article by Frank Von Hippel, a nuclear physicist at Princeton, is illuminating because it explains some of the problems that led to the incident at Fukushima Daiichi and suggests that some of the […]
According to NHK, Tohoku Electric, which is based in Sendai and is the fourth-largest electric utility in Japan by revenue, plans to increase its defense in depth at its nuclear plants. Specifically it intends to […]
MEXT reports radiation readings from areas 20 km or more from the Fukushima Daiichi plant The highest readings are reported at Monitoring station [83] 20 km northwest of the plant 87.0 μSv/h 2011/3/27 […]
The radiation level at the plant west reported by JAIF 132.5μSv/h at the West gate at 16:00, Mar. 27 (03:00 am Sunday March 27) Some previous radiation levels measured at the West Gate ( 1.1 […]
27 March 2011, 13:30 UTC The IAEA reports that the situation at Fukushima Daiichi remains very serious. Off-site power Lighting is now available in the central control rooms of Units 1, 2 and 3. Fresh […]
25 March 2011, 05.15 UTC IAEA has issued the latest update on the current situation at Fukushima Daiichi. Unit 1 Lighting in the Unit’s main control room has been restored as of 24 March. Pressure […]