Catharsis Ours: Fukushima updates - September 11 , 2013.....Links to Energy News articles covering both day to day issues as well as long term problems presented... Very important articles from Simply Info on Unit four fuel removal risks , Crane failure due to a cracked beam in the steel framework , Ice Wall being planned that may not work ( why should the Ice Wall fare better than anything else to date ) , ground water problems out of control - as we can easily see , Unit 2 pressure falls again - prior event allegedly due to an open valve , what is causing the new pressure problem though ?

TEPCO plans to begin removing spent fuel from unit 4 this fall. This effort only came about after ongoing public outcry over the danger the damaged pool posed. The effort was accelerated and the defueling building installed this spring and summer. This will be the first of some very high risk work at the plant but is little understood by the public. How It Will Be Done The fuel removal process at unit 4 will be done … Read entire article »

Fukushima Crane Failure Identified As Cracked Beam

TEPCO is reporting that the crane failure earlier in the week was due to cracks in the steel framework of the crane. They did not give a cause for the cracks that caused the crane to slowly fail. http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2013/images/handouts_130910_05-j.pdf … Read entire article »

Fukushima Ice Wall “We Can’t Assume It Will Work”

Der Speigel speaking with two experts in Germany about the frozen wall idea being planned for Fukushima Daiichi, did not get high marks for the project. Concerns included the long time the wall would need to stay frozen and the total size of the project. Another engineer was quoted as saying the frozen ring wall would fail if it was … Read entire article »

New Groundwater Contamination At Daiichi, Problem Out Of Control

A new spot of contaminated water was found Monday at Fukushima Daiichi. What makes this one a bit different is this high beta radiation was not found near a tank. It was found in a groundwater testing well. Earlier leaks that caused great concern and for the NRA to issue a nuclear disaster rating were detected in the surface water and … Read entire article »

Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Containment Pressure Drops Again

Containment pressure at unit 2 has dropped again. The unit saw a significant pressure drop in August. TEPCO closed a valve and the levels partially recovered. No explanation has been given for the new drops in pressure but they appear to be becoming harder to recover from. The most current pressure was 5.04kPa g, down from an average of around 15 … Read entire article »

Catharsis Ours

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Nuclear Expert: Molten fuel may have flowed through cracks in foundations of Fukushima reactor buildings — No one’s been able to go under and take samples

Japan Marine Expert: Fukushima radioactive tanks may have already been emptied into Pacific Ocean -Xinhua

Xinhua: “Indications are that there is a second leak” at Fukushima, says Japan expert — Fish over 140 km from plant have shown extremely high levels of contamination

“Travesty”: Japan publisher very concerned Gundersen would not be allowed into country — Gov’t does not want to hear what real independent experts are saying about Fukushima (AUDIO)

Japan Professor: 1,000 years from now contaminated water from Fukushima may still be entering Pacific Ocean — It’s necessary to keep monitoring during that time

Gundersen: Medical doctors ordered to not tell patients their problems are related to Fukushima radiation — Of course they’re going to say nobody died… the data records are distorted — People of Japan are essentially a scientific experiment, but nobody’s reporting results (AUDIO)

Reuters: Radiation levels spike at Fukushima nuclear plant — 15 times higher than on Sunday at same location — Tepco still wants to dump in Pacific

Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Risks

Fukushima Crane Failure Identified As Cracked Beam

Fukushima Ice Wall “We Can’t Assume It Will Work”

New Groundwater Contamination At Daiichi, Problem Out Of Control

Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Containment Pressure Drops Again

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