Fukushima accident rss

New cover for fuel removal at Fukushima Daiichi 1

Regulation and Safety

14 May 2013

Fukushima unit 1 cover, September 2011 (Tepco) 64x48A four-year process is planned to rebuild the cover over Fukushima Daiichi 1, equipping it to remove used reactor fuel still stored there.

Pits pose problems at Fukushima

Regulation and Safety

15 April 2013

Tepco is emptying the three water storage pits that were found to be leaking at Fukushima Daiichi. In around two months the contaminated water should all have been removed to tanks.

Tepco tackles rodent problems

Regulation and Safety

05 April 2013

Tepco has now suffered two power supply problems at Fukushima Daiichi, both thanks - directly and indirectly - to small animals, while senior managers have had their pay cut over the matter.

Futaba access restrictions relaxed

Regulation and Safety

13 May 2013

Fukushima zones May 2013 48Residents will be able to repair tsunami damage in the town of Futaba after the Japanese government decided to prepare for the removal of parts of the town from the Fukushima evacuation zone.

Fukushima internal exposures low, study finds

Regulation and Safety

11 April 2013

Some 99% of residents of Fukushima prefecture and neighbouring Ibaraki have barely detectable levels of internal exposure to caesium-137, a group of Japanese researchers has found. Of the remaining 1%, all showed levels well below the government-set limit.

Fukushima pool cooling resumes after power loss

Regulation and Safety

19 March 2013

An electrical failure on the evening of 18 March led to the loss of cooling systems at the fuel pools of Fukushima Daiichi units 1, 3 and 4, as well as the shared pool. However, operation of all the systems was resumed within 30 hours.