The IAEA has been informed that venting of the containment of reactor Unit 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started at 9:20 AM local Japan time of 13 March through a controlled release […]
The IAEA has reported that they have been informed by Japanese authorities that the lowest state of emergency (Article 10*) at the Onagawa nuclear power plant has been reported by Tohoku Electric Power Company, but […]
Yesterday TEPCO reported Unit 2(Shut down)– Reactor has been shut down and Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System has been injecting water to the reactor. Current reactor water level is lower than normal level, […]
The cooling problems at Unit 3 are serious enough that, according to the BBC, they are trying to pump sea water through it, as they did with Unit 1. Apparently both plutonium and uranium (MOX) […]
TEPCO reports Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station as of 9am March 13th (07:00:00 p.m. Saturday March 12 Eastern Time) Unit 1(Shut down)– We have been injecting sea water and boric acid which […]
March 12 TEPCO reported that the cooling system for reactors 1, 2 and 4 at the plant had exceeded 100 °C and that the “pressure suppression function was lost”. Tepco has announced it was preparing […]
TEPCO has reported at 06:00:00 p.m. Saturday March 12, Eastern Time Below is major impact to TEPCO’s facilities due to the Miyagiken-Oki *new items are underlined [Nuclear Power Station]Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Units 1 to […]
TEPCO has reported at 06:00:00 p.m. Saturday March 12, Eastern Time Below is major impact to TEPCO’s facilities due to the Miyagiken-Oki *new items are underlined [Nuclear Power Station]Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Units 1 to […]