A reader asked some interesting questions I have been following the news about the Daiichi reactors, and the main stream reporting has been poor. Each time I read an update…it raises more questions that I […]
NHK reports that the radiation measurement at the plant gate are decreasing 289 μSv/hr at 11pm Mar 17 (10:00:00 a.m. Thursday March 17 ET) 292 μSv/hr at 8:40pm Mar 17 (07:40:00 a.m. Thursday […]
WNN reports that the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry said at 8.38pm JST that a cable was being laid to bring external power from transmission lines owned by Tohoku Electric Power Company. This was […]
At 22:00 March 17 JST (09:00 am Thursday March 17 ET) JAIF issued the latest status report on Fukushima Daiichi. Unit 3 and 4 Spent Fuel Pools Immediate threat is damage of the fuels in […]
NHK TV has reported that TEPCO says that the electric power lines to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant won’t be completed until tomorrow, March 18 JST.
At Thursday, March 17, 2011 20:06 JST (07:06 am Thursday March 17 ET) NHK reported that five military vehicles began spraying water on the Unit 3 reactor building in an effort to cool down a […]
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 […]