At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release
1 year, 7 months ago

At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release

Associated Press  

FUTABA, Japan — For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011. But it’s just the beginning of the challenges ahead, such as the removal of the fatally radioactive melted fuel debris that remains in the three damaged reactors, a daunting task if ever accomplished. The government and the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, say the tanks must be removed to make way for facilities needed to decommission the plant, such as storage space for melted fuel debris and other highly contaminated waste. Earlier this year, a remote-controlled underwater vehicle successfully collected a tiny sample from inside Unit 1’s reactor — only a spoonful of the melted fuel debris in the three reactors. Matsumoto says “technical difficulty involving the decommissioning is much higher” than the water release and involves higher risks of exposures by plant workers to remove spent fuel or melted fuel.

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‘Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress
Trending News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

New Indian Express  

OKUMA, Japan: The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday. As workers remove melted fuel debris from the reactors in a monumental nuclear cleanup effort that could take more than a century, they are facing both huge amounts of psychological stress and dangerous levels of radiation. That first successful …

UN nuclear chief to view contaminated Fukushima soil
1 month, 1 week ago

UN nuclear chief to view contaminated Fukushima soil

Raw Story  

by Kyoko Hasegawa and Caroline Gardin The UN nuclear watchdog chief will make his first visit this week to storage facilities for vast quantities of soil contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Japan's government must decide what to do with the soil -- enough to fill 10 baseball stadiums -- scraped from the wider Fukushima region as part of efforts …

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant operator to dismantle water tanks next week
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant operator to dismantle water tanks next week

New Indian Express  

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will start dismantling treated water tanks next week to clear space needed to store nuclear fuel debris to be extracted from the reactors. "The company will start dismantling welded water tanks on February 13, if the weather condition allows," a TEPCO spokesman said. TEPCO has taken down other …

Tiny grain of nuclear fuel pulled by robot from ruined Japanese nuclear reactor
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tiny grain of nuclear fuel pulled by robot from ruined Japanese nuclear reactor

The Independent  

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A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday, in what plant officials said was a step toward beginning the cleanup of hundreds of tons of melted fuel debris. The first sample alone is not enough and additional …

Robot successfully retrieves first radioactive fuel sample from Fukushima reactor
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Robot successfully retrieves first radioactive fuel sample from Fukushima reactor

The Independent  

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A glitch halts again Telesco the robot’s attempt to get a sample from Fukushima nuclear reactor
6 months, 1 week ago

A glitch halts again Telesco the robot’s attempt to get a sample from Fukushima nuclear reactor

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Video feed issues halted on Tuesday the mission of a robot trying to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of the damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the managing company said. An estimated 880 tons of fatally radioactive molten fuel remains in them, and the Tokyo Electric Power Holdings …

Fukushima begins robotic removal of radioactive debris sample 13 years after nuclear disaster
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fukushima begins robotic removal of radioactive debris sample 13 years after nuclear disaster

The Independent  

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Robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant, could take a century
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant, could take a century

The Hindu  

A long robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes mission to retrieve for the first time a tiny amount of melted fuel debris from the bottom. The robot's trip into the Unit 2 reactor is a crucial initial step for what comes next — a daunting, decades-long process to decommission …

A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could take a century
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could take a century

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A long robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes mission to retrieve for the first time a tiny amount of melted fuel debris from the bottom. The robot’s trip into the Unit 2 reactor is a crucial initial step for what comes next — a daunting, decades-long process …

A robot has begun a 2-week mission to retrieve melted fuel from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A robot has begun a 2-week mission to retrieve melted fuel from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant

Associated Press  

TOKYO — An extendable robot began on Tuesday a two-week mission to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Highly radioactive fuel and other materials in the reactors melted when a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 damaged the plant’s cooling systems. The plant’s operator, …

A robot's attempt to get a sample of the melted nuclear fuel at Japan's damaged reactor is suspended
7 months, 1 week ago

A robot's attempt to get a sample of the melted nuclear fuel at Japan's damaged reactor is suspended

The Independent  

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A robot’s attempt to get a sample of the melted fuel at Japan’s damaged nuclear reactor is suspended
7 months, 1 week ago

A robot’s attempt to get a sample of the melted fuel at Japan’s damaged nuclear reactor is suspended

Associated Press  

TOKYO — An attempt to use an extendable robot to remove a fragment of melted fuel from a wrecked reactor at Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was suspended Thursday due to a technical issue. The collection of a tiny sample of the debris inside the Unit 2 reactor’s primary containment vessel would start the fuel debris removal phase, …

TEPCO halts attempt to remove fuel debris at Fukushima nuclear plant
7 months, 1 week ago

TEPCO halts attempt to remove fuel debris at Fukushima nuclear plant

China Daily  

Tanks containing water from the disabled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are seen at the power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 8, 2023. TOKYO - Tokyo Electric Power Company on Thursday decided to halt preparatory work for the test retrieval of nuclear fuel debris from one of the crippled reactors at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. …

A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor
10 months ago

A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor

The Independent  

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Revealed: Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered
1 year ago

Revealed: Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered

New Indian Express  

TOKYO: Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant. Officials had long hoped to reach the area to examine the core and melted nuclear fuel which dripped there when the plant’s …

Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered
1 year ago

Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant. 1 reactor at the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town on March 14, 2024. This photo shows a …

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck
1 year ago

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government reversed that policy and has accelerated restarts of workable reactors …

Japan marks 13 years since massive tsunami disaster. A closer look at the Fukushima nuclear plant
1 year ago

Japan marks 13 years since massive tsunami disaster. A closer look at the Fukushima nuclear plant

The Independent  

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13 years after meltdown, Fukushima’s reactor room remains a ‘mystery’
1 year ago

13 years after meltdown, Fukushima’s reactor room remains a ‘mystery’

The Hindu  

As Japan prepares to mark the 13th anniversary of its worst-ever nuclear disaster, the man in charge of cleaning it up says his team is fighting to bring a sample out of the heart of the site’s radioactive debris. ‘Unprecedented task; Getting that sample would be like penetrating “the main keep of the castle” in the battle of decommissioning, Mr. …

13 years after meltdown, the head of Japan’s nuclear cleanup is probing mysteries inside reactors
1 year ago

13 years after meltdown, the head of Japan’s nuclear cleanup is probing mysteries inside reactors

Associated Press  

TOKYO — As Japan prepares to mark the 13th anniversary of its worst-ever nuclear disaster, the man in charge of cleaning it up says his team is fighting to bring a sample out of the heart of the site’s radioactive debris. The key to unlocking that mystery — and figuring out how to clean it up — is a sample …

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant further delays removal of melted fuel debris
1 year, 2 months ago

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant further delays removal of melted fuel debris

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The operator of the tsunami-hit nuclear plant in Fukushima announced Thursday a delay of several more months before launching a test to remove melted fuel debris from inside one of the reactors, citing problems clearing the way for a robotic arm. The disasters destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s power supply and cooling systems, causing three reactors to …

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
1 year, 4 months ago

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters Thursday that Japan has consistently provided transparent and scientific explanations about the discharge and gained understanding from many members of the …

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
1 year, 4 months ago

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

The Independent  

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As Japan releases more Fukushima water, what about the rest of the plant?
1 year, 5 months ago

As Japan releases more Fukushima water, what about the rest of the plant?

Al Jazeera  

A second batch of treated water is being released into the Pacific, but the entire decommissioning process will be far more complex. But when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, a subsequent tsunami and a nuclear disaster brought devastation to Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region, that all changed, Shinichi Sato, a teacher who taught at Ukedo elementary school, told Al Jazeera. “For years …

Fukushima nuclear plant’s operator says the first round of wastewater release is complete
1 year, 6 months ago

Fukushima nuclear plant’s operator says the first round of wastewater release is complete

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said Monday that it has safely completed the first release of treated radioactive water from the plant into the sea and will inspect and clean the facility before starting the second round in a few weeks. During the 17-day first release, the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, …

Removing Fukushima's melted nuclear fuel will be harder than the release of plant's wastewater
1 year, 7 months ago

Removing Fukushima's melted nuclear fuel will be harder than the release of plant's wastewater

The Hindu  

At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central control room, the treated water transfer switch is on. “The best way to eliminate the contaminated water is to remove the melted fuel debris,” said Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings spokesperson Kenichi Takahara, who escorted Sunday’s media tour for foreign media. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, …

Removing Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel will be harder than the release of plant’s wastewater
1 year, 7 months ago

Removing Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel will be harder than the release of plant’s wastewater

Associated Press  

OKUMA, Japan — At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central control room, the treated water transfer switch is on. “The best way to eliminate the contaminated water is to remove the melted fuel debris,” said Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings spokesperson Kenichi Takahara, who escorted Sunday’s media tour for foreign media. The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric …

The daunting challenges that lie ahead of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
1 year, 7 months ago

The daunting challenges that lie ahead of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

The Independent  

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Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
1 year, 7 months ago

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

Associated Press  

Treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is being released into the Pacific Ocean in a process that began Thursday — more than 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami caused the meltdowns of three of its reactors and the continuing leakage of cooling water. Here is a timeline of events: — …

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
1 year, 7 months ago

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

The Independent  

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‘Not Japan’s trash bin’: Anger as Fukushima water released into Pacific
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Not Japan’s trash bin’: Anger as Fukushima water released into Pacific

Al Jazeera  

China bans all aquatic imports from Japan hours after plant operator begins plan that is a crucial part of the decommissioning process. Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant, prompting China to announce a ban on all aquatic products from Japan. ‘Extremely selfish’ The plan has sparked continuing controversy despite Japan’s insistence that …

Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster
1 year, 7 months ago

Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster

Al Jazeera  

The Fukushima Daiichi plant was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, but Japan’s efforts to clean up have been mired in controversy. Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a milestone in its challenging decommissioning process. 2018 October 1 TEPCO says water treated at the Fukushima site still contains …

Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as August 24
1 year, 7 months ago

Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as August 24

The Hindu  

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as early as August 24 — a controversial step that the government says is essential for the decades of work needed to clean up the facility that had reactor meltdowns 12 years ago. Mr. Kishida said at the meeting that the release …

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
1 year, 7 months ago

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday, 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami caused the meltdowns of three of its reactors and the continuing leakage of cooling water. Here is a timeline of events: — …

Fukushima nuclear plant to start releasing treated radioactive water into the sea
1 year, 7 months ago

Fukushima nuclear plant to start releasing treated radioactive water into the sea

LA Times  

Japan will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial step the government says is essential for the decades of work needed to shut down the facility, which had reactor meltdowns 12 years ago. In Seoul, Park Ku-yeon, first vice minister of South Korea’s …

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant prepares to release diluted radioactive water into the sea
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant prepares to release diluted radioactive water into the sea

The Independent  

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How Japan plans to release Fukushima water into the ocean
1 year, 8 months ago

How Japan plans to release Fukushima water into the ocean

The Hindu  

Japan is set to begin pumping out more than a million tonnes of treated water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant this summer, a process that will take decades to complete. Tanks on the site now hold about 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water - enough to fill 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Here is how Tokyo Electric Power …

Japan Awaits Crucial UN Watchdog Report For The Release Of Radioactive Water From Fukushima Plant
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan Awaits Crucial UN Watchdog Report For The Release Of Radioactive Water From Fukushima Plant

ABP News  

Japan is awaiting a final report from the United Nations watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency which is widely expected to approve a plan for a tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant to release radioactive water into the ocean over a period of the next 30 to 40 years. As of now, Japan hasn't specified a date for the release of the water …

Japan needs to release 1 million tonnes of water from its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean
1 year, 10 months ago

Japan needs to release 1 million tonnes of water from its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean

ABC  

On the coastline of Bougainville's capital, Buka, small dinghies carrying men back and forth from the ocean are a common sight. But TEPCO says the amount of tritium found within the treated wastewater set for release will be heavily diluted and falls well within "safe" drinking standards by the World Health Organisation. Selling the water release plan to the Pacific …

Japan nuclear watchdog asks Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage
1 year, 10 months ago

Japan nuclear watchdog asks Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A nuclear watchdog has asked the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to assess possible risks resulting from damage that was found in a key supporting structure inside one of the three melted reactors. A robotic probe sent inside the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s Unit 1 primary containment chamber found that its pedestal — the main supporting …

Underwater pictures from inside Fukushima nuclear reactor spark safety concerns
1 year, 11 months ago

Underwater pictures from inside Fukushima nuclear reactor spark safety concerns

ABC  

An underwater probe has captured images of the inside of one of the three melted reactors at Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, triggering concerns about earthquake resistance in the case of another major disaster. Key points: The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was heavily damaged in 2011 by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami The plant's three operational reactors melted …

What's going on at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant 12 years after the meltdown?
2 years ago

What's going on at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant 12 years after the meltdown?

Firstpost  

Okuma: Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated stored wastewater into the sea. The 130 tons of contaminated water created daily is collected, treated and then stored in tanks, which now number about 1,000 and cover much of the plant’s grounds. “It would …

What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?
2 years ago

What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?

The Hindu  

Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. The government and TEPCO say the tanks must make way for facilities to decommission the plant, such as storage space for melted fuel debris and other highly contaminated waste. “It would …

What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?
2 years ago

What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?

Associated Press  

OKUMA, Japan — Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. “It would be best if the water isn’t released, but it seems unavoidable,” said Katsumasa Okawa, owner of a seafood store in Iwaki, south of the plant, whose …

What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?
2 years ago

What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?

The Independent  

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Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning
2 years ago

Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The head of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says details of the damage inside its reactors are only beginning to be known 12 years after it was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, making it difficult to foresee when or how its decommissioning will be completed. The most pressing immediate task is to safely start releasing large …

Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning
2 years ago

Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning

The Independent  

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Fukushima nuclear disaster: Why Japan's decision to release stored water is its best option
2 years, 2 months ago

Fukushima nuclear disaster: Why Japan's decision to release stored water is its best option

Firstpost  

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Japan’s east coast is running out of storage space, and the tanks could leak if an earthquake or typhoon hits. As a result, Japanese authorities have granted the site permission to release the stored water into the Pacific Ocean Over ten years ago, a tsunami triggered a disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power …

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