Japan Govt. Erases Fukushima’s Victims
Optics are everything when you are trying to pretend a large scale disaster isn’t a large scale disaster. Asahi Shimbun
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How Work To Remove A Radioactive Tower At Fukushima Daiichi Went Wrong
Measure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate
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Fukushima Unit 2 Spent Fuel Removal Plan May Drastically Change
TEPCO previously announced their plan for removing spent fuel from unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This involved removing the roof
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The Fire Engines At Fukushima Daiichi
We have added a new page to our site. This new page contains the data and specifications for fire engines
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New Discovery At Fukushima Unit 3 Provides Clues To Meltdown Severity, Environmental Releases
TEPCO recently published a video of the work to remove spent fuel from the unit 3 fuel pool. In this
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SimplyInfo.org; New Clues To Melt Through At Unit 2
As we work through refining what took place at Fukushima Daiichi, old data can have new meaning in light of
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TEPCO Confirms Our Theory On Fukushima Unit 2
Revelations documented by The Mainichi from a late March press conference by TEPCO confirm our theories on unit 2. We
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SimplyInfo.org Website Update
We have upgraded our website! This may cause some older links and bookmarks to no longer work. We are working
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Fukushima Unit 2; New Containment Panorama Photos
A pair of new panoramic photos from inside Fukushima unit 2’s containment have been published. TEPCO provided the photos as
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Fukushima Unit 1 Upcoming Inspection; What You Need To Know
TEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of
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The Danger From Fukushima Daiichi No One Is Talking About
Radioactivity spewed from Fukushima Daiichi as the reactors melted down. That hasn’t been disputed. Researchers have found a far more
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SimplyInfo.org 2019 Annual Report On The Fukushima Disaster
SimplyInfo.org’s 2019 report on the Fukushima Disaster is now available. Our comprehensive report covers the technical, health, ecological and social
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SimplyInfo.org On Nuclear Hotseat Talking About Fukushima!
Communications Director, Nancy Foust is on this week’s Nuclear Hotseat with Libbe HaLevy talking about the 8th anniversary of the
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Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel Debris Inspection Results
TEPCO completed another inspection inside unit 2 containment this week. The newest work involved attempting to move and grasp pieces
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Fukushima Farmers Struggle, TEPCO Execs Could Get 5 Years in Prison
Prosecutors have asked for 5 year prison sentences for the TEPCO executives on trial for criminal negligence. The three executives
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Hydrogen Sulfide Found In Fukushima Contaminated Water Tanks
Mako Oshidori reported from a recent TEPCO press conference that the company has admitted to finding hydrogen sulfide in some
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Chiba Mayors Request Radioactive Waste Storage 8th Time
Mayors from five cities in Chiba prefecture requested for an 8th time that the central government deal with high level
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TEPCO To Poke Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel With A Stick
TEPCO announced at a meeting with Japan’s NRA that they will conduct a new investigation inside unit 2 around February
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Fukushima Food Fight Continues
Concerns and disputes over the safety of food from Fukushima and other nearby prefectures subject to fallout from the nuclear
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TEPCO To Test Halt Of Water Injection At Fukushima Daiichi
Since the initial disaster TEPCO has been injecting water into the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. Questions around the long
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Proves Partially Effective
TEPCO has reported on the frozen wall nine months after Japan’s nuclear regulator expressed skepticism about the wall’s effectiveness. Japan’s
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TEPCO Releases Fukushima Waste Stream Data
TEPCO released a report in July on various waste streams at Fukushima Daiichi. This rather dry sounding report contains some
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TEPCO Execs Complete Negligence Trial Testimony
Earlier this month ex-TEPCO VP Sakae Muto testified in the criminal negligence trial where he and two other TEPCO execs face
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TEPCO Trial Turns Into War Of Words
The negligence trial of TEPCO executives continues on. In recent weeks the executives take the stand to give testimony. This
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Fukushima Daiichi Debris Samples Reveal Dangerous Link
A detailed TEPCO document from July 2018 gives some important new insight into the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi and the
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TEPCO Admits Treated Water Not Safe To Dump
The Associated Press reported from a TEPCO press conference held late last week that treated water TEPCO has been trying
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SimplyInfo.org Report: Fukushima Microparticles, An Unrecognized Threat
In the years since the initial disaster there have been disparities between the official radiation exposure estimates and the subsequent
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TEPCO Admits Almost 200 Billion Bq In Undeclared Water Contamination
Kyodo News wrote about a new admission at Fukushima Daiichi. The ALPS water decontamination systems are not removing almost all
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Fukushima Unit 2 Refueling Floor Inspection Results
We reported in late July that TEPCO would take additional readings inside unit 2’s refueling floor level. Those readings have now
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Fukushima Unit 2 Refueling Floor Work Progresses, Poses Risks
Work has begun on the unit 2 refueling floor at Fukushima Daiichi. Previously, TEPCO installed a controlled building on the
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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Removal To Start Fall Of 2018
TEPCO has installed the fuel removal cover building on unit 3, but not without some glitches. An inverter that controls
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TEPCO Has A Plan For Some Of The More Dangerous Work At Daiichi
One of the most dangerous places at Fukushima Daiichi may undergo work to reduce the ongoing risk. Soon after the
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Fukushima Spent Fuel Has Nowhere To Go
TEPCO’s most recent update on the decommissioning work at Fukushima Daiichi included an update on the movement and storage of
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Fukushima Fuel Debris Research Update
TEPCO released a periodic update on the research towards removing the fuel debris from the reactors. The report contained some
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The Fukushima High Radiation Motor Speedway?
A Japanese NGO posted these photos to social media showing signs installed on the newly opened highway 114 near Fukushima
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NHK Drops Bombshell On Fukushima Disaster In New Documentary
NHK’s new documentary, Meltdown: Cooling Water Crisis provides new insight into a series of less known events in the Fukushima disaster.
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SimplyInfo.org: Unit 2 Fuel Debris Report
New information has been released by TEPCO on unit 2’s missing fuel. This provides significant new clues to the meltdown
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Fukushima Unit 2 Wall Removal Begins
Work has begun to remove a section of wall from the unit 2 reactor building. This is the same area
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Strange Iodine 131 Findings In Fukushima Prefecture
Where: Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture When: January 2017 to February 2018 This was brought to our attention that some unusual
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Experiences New Problems
Certain sections of the frozen wall have been degrading since January. The two end sections and certain portions of the
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