At Thursday, March 17, 2011 20:06 JST (07:06 am Thursday March 17 ET) NHK has reported that police water cannons have failed to spray water to cool Unit 3 reactor. The high-pressure water did not […]
At 16:00 March 17 (03:00 am Thursday March 17 ET) JAIF issues the latest status report for Fukushima Daiichi reactors and spent fuel pools. Units 3 and 4 Spent Fuel Pools Immediate threat is damage […]
On Thursday, March 17, 2011 11:44 JST (10:44:00 p.m. Wednesday March 16) NHK reported that the cooling systems at Units 3 and 4 spent fuel pools (SFP) are not functioning. There is a risk that […]
On Thursday, March 17, 2011 13:57 JST (12:57 a, Thursday March 17 ET) NHK reports that “radiation levels at municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture continue to be higher than normal. But authorities say the detected levels […]
At Thursday, March 17 13:08 JST (12:08 am Thursday March 17 ET), NHK reported that TEPCO says it will begin work to install new power lines to restore the plant’s cooling systems. The company says […]
JAIF issued a status report as of 9:00 March 17 (08:00:00 p.m. Wednesday March 16 ET) Now the situation of the cooling ponds is the priority of authorities. Containing highly radioactive heat generating nuclear fuel, […]
As I blogged earlier, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the US Department of Energy have had teams of nuclear and radioactivity experts in Japan since Tuesday, 45 in total. At 17:49 tonight Eastern […]
According to CNN about 180 workers remain at the site continuing efforts to cool the reactor cores and the spent fuel pools. The workers left at the site are highly trained and experienced nuclear operators, […]