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Coolant water leakage accelerated in reactor 3 Fukushima plant
(Photo: Reactor 3 taken in June 2015) Tepco was forced to restart the coolant water injection to the crippled reactor 3 of the Fukushima nuclear plant. On the 14th
Damage in reactor 1 assumably exacerbated by M7.3 quake from mid March
Photo: Near the bottom of reactor 1 PCV. Molten debris can be seen in the upper middle part of this photo. (16.03.2022) [Link] The crippled reactor 1 in the
Elephant’s foot caught in reactor1 for the first time since 2011
(Photo : Molten substance accumulating on the bottom of reactor1 vessel. Photo was taken on the 9th of February, 2022.) Molten substance was recorded in reactor1 by a drone camera
Gross beta nuclides over safety limit detected in Fukushima plant seawater everyday
(Photo : Stored debris from Fukushima nuclear plant. Taken on the 5th of September, 2019.[URL]) On the 1st of February, 2022, the Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan published a
Drone u-turned after unknown troubles during reactor1 investigation
(Photo: Reactor1, December 2019. [URL]) The investigation inside reactor1 was planned to start on the 12th of January, 2022 until August, however, it encountered multiple troubles in the process
Opposition pushes back Tepco’s contaminated water discharge
Photo: Contaminated water tanks in the area of the Fukushima nuclear plant (photo taken in December 2019) [URL] Tepco is delaying its schedule to discharge the contaminated water to
The US resumed all food imports from Japan including Fukushima prefecture followed by EU
Photo : International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reviewed the contaminated water processing system in Fukushima plant on the 8th of September, 2021.[Link] U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced, on
More than 1,000 times higher than annual safety limit detected outside Reactor 2 vessel
Photo : Drone exploring over the cover of Reactor 2 PCV by Nuclear Regulation Authority [URL] On the 8th of September, 2021, Nuclear Regulation Authority announced that a drone
Most of the exhaust filters found breached in contaminated water processing system
Photo : A drone attempting to inspect the radiation level on the cover of primary containment vessel of Reactor 2 by Tepco Following up this article : Tepco halted
Tepco halted contaminated water processing as exhaust filters breached
Photo : The breached exhaust filter in ALPS by Tepco On the 2nd of September, 2021, Tepco announced the exhaust filters attached to the contaminated water processing system were
