TEPCO Releases Fukushima Unit 2 Reactor Building First Floor Photos
3 hours ago
TEPCO released these photos of the first floor inspections, inside the reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 (taken on May 18th, 2011).
...UniPure Delivers Water Processing Equipment to Fukushima Nuclear Power Station
4 hours agoOn May 4, 2011 UniPure airlifted three oil water separators to the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
Each UniPure SPC-250 Slant Plate Coalescer processes up to 250 gallons per minute. The units are being used to remove floating debris, suspended solids, oils and grease from the contaminated water. This first treatment step will allow the downstream processes removing the radioactive particles to be more efficient.
...New Comprehensive Video of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station with Status Update
1 day agoTEPCO has released a comprehensive video (13 minutes) that shows damage from the tsunami and the ongoing work activities to decontaminate and stabilize the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
On May 12, TEPCO announced that Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 is in a state of core “meltdown” because the majority of the fuel rods in the core had melted and fallen to the bottom of the reactor pressure vessel. TEPCO was trying to determine why water levels in the reactor were falling and discovered coolant water in the reactor had dropped low enough to completely expose the nuclear fuel rods. TEPCO also stated that holes were created in the reactor pressure vessel as a result of the meltdown and that the primary containment vessel was damaged. A large quantity of highly radioactive water is believed to be leaking into the basement of the reactor building.
...Progress Status of TEPCO’s Roadmap towards Restoration from the Accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
1 day agoTEPCO has released the following roadmap progress update on their effort to bring the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station under control.
...NRC Says No Environmental Impact from Comanche Peak’s Proposed Units
1 day ago
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, have completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Combined Licenses (COL) for the proposed Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4. The NRC concludes in the FEIS that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude issuing the COLs for construction and operation of the proposed reactors at the site, near Glen Rose, Texas.
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TEPCO Releases Fukushima Unit 2 Reactor Building First Floor Photos 3 hours ago by Nuclear Street News Team
