Radiation measurements Saturday March 26 reported by IAEA 330 m east of the discharge points of Units 1 – 4. 74 000 Bq/liter of iodine-131 12 000 Bq/liter of cesium-137 12 000 Bq/liter of cesium-134 […]
Unit 2 WNN confirms that rates of up to 1000 mSv/hr has been detected in a trench for power cables and pipes near Unit 2’s turbine building. The concrete trench is 76 metres long, four metres […]
At the Transmission Summit there was a consensus that transmission is no longer the poor cousin of the US electric power industry. It is hard to find anyone in the electric power industry who does not agree […]
The IAEA has reported that NISA has confirmed finding traces of plutonium that most likely resulted from the nuclear accident. NISA said that TEPCO had found evidence of plutonium in two of five soil samples. […]
Radiation level at west gate reported by JAIF 120.0μSv/h at 21:30, Mar. 28 (08:30 am Monday March 28 ET) Previous readings 122.8μSv/h at 15:30, Mar. 28 (02:30 am Monday March 28 ET) […]
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 08:03 JST (07:03 p.m. Monday March 28 ET) According to NHK, NISA says the water level in the trench that was determined to contain highly radioactive water, according to NISA leaking […]
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 […]