JAIF has updated its Fukushima reactor status spreadsheet as of 20:30 JST (07:30:00 am Monday March 14 Eastern Time). It reportes the integrity of the fuel rods in Unit 2 as unknown. It also reports […]
WNN has just reported on the loss of coolant at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2. It reports that serious damage to the reactor core of Fukushima Daiichi 2 seems likely after all coolant was lost for […]
IAEA has reported that Japanese authorities have reported that Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 has experienced decreasing coolant levels in the reactor core. Officials have begun to inject sea water into the reactor to maintain cooling […]
Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) has published a status spreadsheet describing the status of all the reactors at Daiichi and Daini as of 12:30 March 14 (23:30:00 Sunday March 13 Eastern Time). Apparently this is […]
Since my last post on Unit 2, Beyond Nuclear has received a translated report that Unit 2 has now lost all cooling to its reactor core. According to NISA, all mechanisms to cool the reactor […]
The IAEA has reported new information about the status of Units 1, 2 and 4 at Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant. All units automatically shut down after the earthquake on March 11. All units have […]
The sequence of events at Unit 3 seems to be following the pattern that occurred at Unit 1. When the pressure becomes too high and risks the integrity of the containment vessel, it is necessary […]
The IAEA has reported that Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has provided further information about the hydrogen explosion that occurred at Unit 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. A hydrogen explosion […]