Category Archives: plant damage

Nuclear plant safety standards may be thrown out

Posted on June 14, 2011 by fukileaks

failed standards:   quake was 25% over max expected, despite 60% increase in 2006;  meltdown never expected;  radiation release is 100 times max expected;  10km  max evacuation zone was expected;  external power and backups would not both fail; Nuclear plant … Continue reading →

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Cooling spent fuel pool in Unit 4 hits a problem

Posted on June 12, 2011 by fukileaks

TEPCO says it will be hard to repair a damaged pipe they had hoped could cool the still-overheated pool.  A new plan is needed. TEPCO forced to review reactor 4 cooling plan The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power … Continue reading →

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Reactor #3 too radioactive for work – 100 mSv/hr overdoses workers

Posted on June 10, 2011 by fukileaks

Radiation in No. 3 reactor too high for work The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says radiation levels in one of the reactor buildings remain too high for workers to do their jobs.
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or … Continue reading →

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‘Melt-through’ at Fukushima? / Govt report to IAEA suggests situation worse than meltdown

Posted on June 8, 2011 by fukileaks

excerpt:   fuel in three reactors has possibly melted through pressure vessels and accumulated at the bottom of outer containment vessels. See earlier announcements of 25-70% fuel damage in early April and to 35-55% fuel damage in late April ‘Melt-through’ at … Continue reading →

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Groundwater contamination acknowledged by JAIF?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by fukileaks

The Japan Atomic Industrial Forum on June 6 seems to agree that there is groundwater contamination at the plant that needs containment. See their June 6 update, an extract of which is below

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Diagram of water flows in various basements…

Posted on June 6, 2011 by fukileaks

TEPCO releases contaminated water tank construction schedule 06 June 2011 TEPCO, operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has announced it plans to start a water treatment system for the flooded units 1-4 by 15 June. In addition, … Continue reading →

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Containment vessels also damaged-TEPCO

Posted on May 26, 2011 by fukileaks

Containment vessels also damaged 26.05.2011 – Not only the pressure vessels, but the containment vessels of the Nos. 1 to 3 reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were probably damaged within 24 hours of the March 11 … Continue reading →

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TEPCO still does not know how long cooling was turned off in #1

Posted on May 24, 2011 by fukileaks

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is still unable to determine how long an emergency cooling system at the Number 1 reactor remained off after the March 11 earthquake. Officials of Tokyo Electric Power Company spoke to … Continue reading →

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Reactors stable now, #2 melted down 4 days after quake, fuel damage may still be limited

Posted on May 24, 2011 by fukileaks

The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Tuesday that meltdowns are assumed to have occurred in the cores of the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors in addition to the meltdown already confirmed at the No. 1 … Continue reading →

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Reactors 2 and 3 also had meltdowns, TEPCO finally admits

Posted on May 24, 2011 by fukileaks

Fukushima plant’s Nos. 2, 3 reactors also suffered meltdown: TEPCO TOKYO, May 24, Kyodo The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Tuesday that meltdowns are assumed to have occurred in the cores of the Nos. 2 … Continue reading →

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