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Introduction 170,000 people gathered for the Sayonara (Good-bye to) Nuclear Power Plants rally on July 16, 2012. (cc) NODA Masaya / JVJA On November 26, 2013, as tension mounted in Japan over the controversial...
—Possible Small-Break LOCA in IC Pipes from Powerful Seismic Motion— Mitsuhiko Tanaka Science journalist and former member of the National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (NAIIC) Two Important Mysteries Remain...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assured the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on September 8, 2013 that radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station were under control and did not pose any health...
Situation at the Plant Figure 1; Releases of radioactivity from Units 1 to 3 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station From materials prepared and submitted by the secretariat to the Government and TEPCO’s Mid-to-Long...
Storage tanks at Fukushima Daiichi, Photo by TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is currently facing severe problems with the leakage of water contaminated with radioactive substances. The reality on the site is...
This report summarizes the status of nuclear fuel stored at the Fukushima Daiichi (F1) and Fukushima Daini (F2) nuclear power plants. Table 1; Status of Nuclear Fuel Stored at the Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima...
Figure 1. The inside of the fourth floor in Unit 1 filmed with the use of a balloon. (From TEPCO’s report released on August 8, 2012, titled “Results of investigation on the operating...
Figure 1. Decontamination Zones (From the Ministry of the Environment website) Decontamination is now ongoing in many areas, including Fukushima. This article summarizes the current state of decontamination. Although we use the term “decontamination,”...
Figure 1. Photos of an underground tank for contaminated water (Photos by TEPCO) The constantly increasing amount of radioactive water stored at the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is...
“Fukushima without Nukes! Great Prefectural People’s Gathering” (March. 23, 2013) Photo by Akira Imai To mark the passing of two years since the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident...