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[Photo] Brown material released from fuel assembly taken out of the container

Posted by Mochizuki on November 23rd, 2013 · 5 Comments

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Following up this article.. [Video] Reactor4 pool fuel restored in common pool [URL]

The video captured the brown material released from the bottom of fuel assembly. It is when the assembly was taken out of the on-premises transportation container.

No explanation was made about what the material is.

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http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2013/201311-j/131122-01j.html

[Video] Reactor4 pool fuel restored in common pool

Posted by Mochizuki on November 23rd, 2013 · No Comments

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Following up this article.. [Video] Fuel container transferred to common pool on 11/21/2013[URL]

Tepco finished transferring the first 22 assemblies of new fuel from reactor4 pool to common pool on 11/22/2013.

The video, released on 11/22/2013, includes when they take out the fuel from the container to when they restore it to the common pool.

http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2013/201311-j/131122-01j.html

[Video] Fuel container transferred to common pool on 11/21/2013

Posted by Mochizuki on November 23rd, 2013 · No Comments

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Following up this article.. [Video] Underwater camera caught fuel removal from reactor4 pool[URL]

On 11/21/2013, Tepco finished transferring the first fuel container to common pool.

The video was released on the same day.

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12:05 PM EST on November 23rd, 2013 | 77 comments

Source: First try to remove spent fuel from Unit 4 could be next week — Nuclear Engineer: Everyone’s nervous about pulling out used rods that are corroding; Will zircoloy tubes break and spill fuel pellets, leading to a criticality? (AUDIO)

10:35 AM EST on November 23rd, 2013 | 71 comments

Die-offs of mammals, birds, reptiles in Western U.S. — “So many diseases afflicting such a wide variety of animals” — Names out of sci-fi thriller: hemorrhagic disease, sylvatic plague — Studies now underway to find out why (VIDEO)

07:51 AM EST on November 23rd, 2013 | 3 comments

Watch: Underwater close-up of fuel assembly pulled from rack at Fukushima Unit 4 — Debris seen floating inside pool (VIDEOS)

01:15 AM EST on November 23rd, 2013 | 21 comments

Tepco Adviser: 925 quadrillion Bq of contaminated water from trying to cool melted Fukushima cores in first few months after 3/11 — TV: “Tepco has no idea where the fuel is” (VIDEO)

05:00 PM EST on November 22nd, 2013 | 30 comments

Sailors in Hawaii being asked to monitor Fukushima plumes — TV: New type of debris washing up on islands, “Really looks different… it’s more current driven” — Study: Japan nuclear contamination moving same speed as current (VIDEO)

12:48 PM EST on November 22nd, 2013 | 38 comments

Tepco Adviser: Wait until Alaska salmon is found with Fukushima contamination, it’s only a matter of time — US Gov’t Report: “Radiation hot spots may occur… radioactive contaminants could remain a valid concern for years” (VIDEO)

11:09 AM EST on November 22nd, 2013 | 56 comments

Nuclear Engineer: New cover on Unit 4 can trap hydrogen gas during criticality in fuel pool — Blast would be close to a nuclear explosion, from a practical standpoint (AUDIO)

09:41 AM EST on November 22nd, 2013 | 47 comments

“A very alarmingly high number” — Magazine: Fukushima released up to 100,000 times more cesium-137 in surface ocean waters than Chernobyl or nuclear weapons testing (PHOTO)

09:58 PM EST on November 21st, 2013 | 45 comments

Nuclear Engineer: Every expert I talked to this week is very concerned about a criticality event during fuel removal at Unit 4 — “There’s good potential for a criticality” (AUDIO)

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Poor TEPCO! Upset That News Media Reported Fuel Cask Transfer

November 23rd, 2013 | Add a Comment

TEPCO sent out this press release today complaining about the press, for reporting news. Kyodo News and possibly others flew helicopters over Fukushima Daiichi during the fuel cask transfer process. This took place Thursday when the first cask of fuel from unit 4′s spent fuel pool was moved to the common pool building for unloading. The media has flown helicopter flights over the plant repeatedly to give the public a view of what is going … Read entire article »

New Analysis Shows Unit 1 Meltdown More Severe Than Admitted

“Computer simulations show the melted fuel in Unit 1, whose core damage was the most extensive, has breached the bottom of the primary containment vessel and even partially eaten into its concrete foundation, coming within about 30 centimeters (one foot) of leaking into the ground.” This is a recent statement out of Hajimu Yamana, the president of IRID. IRID is the new … Read entire article »

TEPCO Fails To Release Portion Of Unit 1 Torus Inspection

TEPCO recently released videos and reports of their work in the unit 1 torus room. The work was split into two days with one half being investigated one day and the remaining half the second day. TEPCO reports that this work was successfully completed. The video and handouts show day one’s work on downcomer sections 1-4. Day two covered sections … Read entire article »