Faulty Thermometer Likely Cause of Fukushima Temperature Rise

Last week, we alerted our readers to reports out of Japan that the temperatures inside Unit #2 at Fukushima Daiichi were rising . At the ti...

On the Temperature Increase at Fukushima Daiichi Unit #2

Over the past 24 hours we've seen a number of account concerning rising temperatures inside reactor #2 at Fukushima Daiichi. While we no...

The President of Thorium

Power from thorium : This is [Bob] Greene's first time running [for President], and he's not sure if it's his last, but he ...

What Is “Cold Shutdown?”

Several news articles late this week have reported that Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may be in “cold shutdown” by mid-December. ...

On The Containment Vessel Damage at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1

Early on Wednesday morning, the Dow Jones News Wire first reported the following from Japan , before the rest of the mainstream media got ho...

NEI's Tony Pietrangelo Gives Overview of INPO Timeline

In addition to the published INPO timeline , NEI CNO Tony Pietrangelo also recorded a video overview, one that includes a brief look at how ...

INPO Compiles Timeline of Fukushima Events After Japan Earthquake, Tsunami

Just a few minutes ago, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations published a detailed timeline of events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

Wednesday Update

From NEI’s Japan earthquake launch page : Plant Status • Tokyo Electric Power Co. continues to deal with water management issues at the ...

TEPCO’s Plans to Stabilize Fukushima-Daiichi

Yesterday, TEPCO released their plans on how to stabilize the plant in the short term. Below is a one-page overview of the plans (pdf). ...

Friday Morning Update

From NEI’s Japan earthquake launch page: UPDATE AS OF 9:30 A.M., MARCH 25: Japanese officials are investigating the source of higher r...

Jaczko and Tokyo Electric on Unit 4

NRC Commissioner Gregory Jaczko told Congress today that: that the commission believed that all the water in the spent fuel pool at th...

IAEA Issues Report on Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Plant

Click here for the summary and here (PDF) for the complete report. From the summary: Earthquake damage to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear p...

IAEA Team: Japan Reactor Damage "Appears less than expected."

from Bloomberg : Damage to a nuclear power station run by Tokyo Electric Power Co. from a July 16 earthquake ``appears less than expected,...

BBC Report on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant and IAEA Inspection Team

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant May Need Year for Repairs

From the Australian Broadcasting Company : The head of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has indicated that it co...

Helpful English Language Links on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant

In the immediate aftermath of last month's earthquake in Japan that led to the shutdown of the Kashiwazaki - Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant...

Another Perspective on Nuclear Energy and the Japan Quake

Our friend NNadir weighs in once again .

Putting The Radiation Release at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa in the Proper Perspective

Let me make something clear at the outset: All over the world, the nuclear industry takes the events in Japan very seriously. With that in ...

Latest News from TEPCO on the Status of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

Click here for the latest press release from Japan.

Transistor, Transformer: What's The Difference?

We all make mistakes, but this one from The Daily Green about the fire at the nuclear power plant in Japan just about takes the cake: The e...