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Fukushima water storage tank overflows
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An investigation is underway into why a storage tank at the Fukushima Daiichi site overflowed, leading to a spill of partially treated radioactive water. Clean-up of this water, which does not appear to have flowed into the sea, is underway.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 21 February 2014
Ideas for debris removal at Fukushima
Japan has received around 200 international suggestions on concepts to remove the remains of the Fukushima Daiichi reactor cores.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 7 February 2014
Debris clearance at Fukushima
A series of photographs showing progress in the removal of tsunami debris from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant has been released by Tokyo Electric Power Company.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 30 January 2014
Consistency required for Fukushima return
Decontamination near the Fukushima Daiichi plant is progressing more efficiently, with convergence on measures that will support a return to evacuated areas. An IAEA team encouraged experts to communicate that radiation dose rates below 20 mSv per year are acceptable.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 24 January 2014
Tepco set to restructure
From around April this year Tepco is to be reorganised into two main sections: A power generation business and a separate division dedicated to decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi site.
Corporate
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Thursday, 2 January 2014
No restart for undamaged Fukushima reactors
The two undamaged units at the Fukushima Daiichi plant - units 5 and 6 - are to be decommissioned, plant operator Tepco has confirmed. They may be used as mock-ups for testing technologies for inspecting and cleaning up the four damaged reactors there.
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Wednesday, 18 December 2013
IAEA praises Fukushima decommissioning approach
Japan has adopted a more proactive approach towards addressing the many complex challenges posed by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, an international expert mission has concluded.
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Thursday, 5 December 2013
Business calls for stable power supply in Japan
Nuclear power needs to be an option for Japan, said a panel of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), however recovery in Fukushima prefecture must be a priority.
Nuclear Policies
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Monday, 2 December 2013
Tepco sends in the Raccoon
A robot vacuum cleaner dubbed the Raccoon is to tackle contamination within Fukushima Daiichi 2 in preparation for workers to re-enter the building.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Fuel removal under way at Fukushima
The first fuel assembly has been removed from Fukushima Daiichi unit 4's storage pond, marking the start of an operation expected to be completed at the end of next year.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 18 November 2013
All systems ready for Fukushima fuel removal
Engineers at Fukushima Daiichi have done final checks before they begin removing fuel from unit 4's storage pond, the highest priority safety-related task in the site's decommissioning.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Tepco seeks to improve worker welfare
Improvements to conditions for workers on the Fukushima Daiichi site feature alongside details of plans for management of contaminated water and for the removal of fuel from unit 4's used fuel pool in Tepco's latest report on progress at the site.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 8 November 2013
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_71x48.jpg "Scheme of Fukushima debris removal, February 2014 (Tepco) 71x48")
Japan has received around 200 international suggestions on concepts to remove the remains of the Fukushima Daiichi reactor cores.
A series of photographs showing progress in the removal of tsunami debris from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant has been released by Tokyo Electric Power Company.
The two undamaged units at the Fukushima Daiichi plant - units 5 and 6 - are to be decommissioned, plant operator Tepco has confirmed. They may be used as mock-ups for testing technologies for inspecting and cleaning up the four damaged reactors there.
Japan has adopted a more proactive approach towards addressing the many complex challenges posed by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, an international expert mission has concluded._48.jpg "Raccoon robot (Tepco) 48")
A robot vacuum cleaner dubbed the Raccoon is to tackle contamination within Fukushima Daiichi 2 in preparation for workers to re-enter the building.
The first fuel assembly has been removed from Fukushima Daiichi unit 4's storage pond, marking the start of an operation expected to be completed at the end of next year._615x160.jpg)
_74x48.jpg "Checking a crane at Fukushima Daiichi 4, November 2013 (Tepco) 74x48")
Engineers at Fukushima Daiichi have done final checks before they begin removing fuel from unit 4's storage pond, the highest priority safety-related task in the site's decommissioning. 48.jpg "NFT-22B storage container (Tepco) 48")
Improvements to conditions for workers on the Fukushima Daiichi site feature alongside details of plans for management of contaminated water and for the removal of fuel from unit 4's used fuel pool in Tepco's latest report on progress at the site.