08:35 AM EST on March 29th, 2012 | 26 comments - (Comments are closed)

New Analysis: Large amount of radioactive materials had discharged through breach in primary containment at Reactor No. 2

09:48 PM EST on March 28th, 2012 | 26 comments - (Comments are closed)

Nuclear Consultant: Damage to base of Reactor No. 2 is ‘so severe’

04:15 PM EST on March 28th, 2012 | 30 comments - (Comments are closed)

TV: Radiation levels 10 times higher than experts hoped at Reactor No. 2 — No. 1 and 3 even worse (VIDEO)

10:13 AM EST on March 28th, 2012 | 49 comments - (Comments are closed)

Asahi: High radiation means delays in decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi — 30-year roadmap will likely now have to be revised

05:04 AM EST on March 28th, 2012 | 23 comments - (Comments are closed)

NHK: Suppression chamber “may have been destroyed” at Reactor No. 2 (VIDEO)

03:48 AM EST on March 28th, 2012 | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)

Kyodo hints Tepco’s long-term plan to decommission Fukushima may be in jeopardy

12:05 AM EST on March 28th, 2012 | 34 comments - (Comments are closed)

*Yomiuri* Experts: Melted fuel may not be covered in water — Far shallower than assumed — Tepco still claiming Fukushima Daiichi in state of ‘cold shutdown’

10:20 PM EST on March 27th, 2012 | 27 comments - (Comments are closed)

AFP Headline: ‘Fukushima reactor in crisis again’ — Renewed concerns about plant’s stability

06:19 PM EST on March 27th, 2012 | 27 comments - (Comments are closed)

NHK: Whitish floating matter in Reactor No. 2 said to be rust, not melted fuel — No endoscopy for Reactors No. 1 or 3, radiation too high (VIDEO)

10:54 AM EST on March 27th, 2012 | 113 comments - (Comments are closed)

AP: “Hardly any cooling water inside one of the reactors” — Water level only 6% of estimate — Radiation at 10 times fatal dose

09:19 AM EST on March 27th, 2012 | 22 comments - (Comments are closed)

73 sieverts per hour detected at Reactor No. 2 — Measured 4 meters from bottom

06:49 PM EST on March 26th, 2012 | 28 comments - (Comments are closed)

Hydrogen levels quintuple at Reactor No. 2 in last two weeks

12:48 PM EST on March 26th, 2012 | 26 comments - (Comments are closed)

NHK: Water level “far lower than previously thought” at Reactor No. 2 — Just two feet deep — Anticipated it was 5 times higher — Decommissioning reactor could be “much more difficult” (PHOTO)

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05:24 PM EST on March 24th, 2012 | 41 comments - (Comments are closed)

Hydrogen levels quadruple at Reactor No. 2 in last two weeks

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12:50 PM EST on March 22nd, 2012 | 19 comments - (Comments are closed)

Now hydrogen levels triple at Reactor No. 2 in recent days

08:32 PM EST on March 21st, 2012 | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)

Reactor No. 2 temperature near 80°C — Up almost 20°C in a week (CHART)

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12:42 AM EST on March 18th, 2012 | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan Times article refers to possibility of fuel melting through containment vessels — Also known as ‘China Syndrome’ — Architect wants to build shrines over Fukushima units to “pacify a malevolent god”

05:29 PM EST on March 17th, 2012 | 23 comments - (Comments are closed)

CBS: “The worst case scenario was happening” at Fukushima — Cores may have burned into earth, releasing untold amounts of radiation if not for sea water injection — You really won’t know what happened until you see inside, says NRC (VIDEO)

03:57 PM EST on March 16th, 2012 | 23 comments - (Comments are closed)

Hydrogen levels nearly double at Reactor No. 2 in recent days

08:05 AM EST on March 15th, 2012 | 74 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tepco Survey: 160 milliSv/h from water in Reactor No. 2 — Paint color “may have changed due to accident”

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04:12 AM EST on March 15th, 2012 | 33 comments - (Comments are closed)

NHK: Radiation levels too high for humans to continue at Reactors No. 2 and 3 — Workers must repair damage to suppression chambers (VIDEO)

01:35 PM EST on March 6th, 2012 | 25 comments - (Comments are closed)

“Are people going to drop dead?” US officials surprised workers still at Fukushima after assessment No. 2 went ex-vessel and 400 milliSv/h dose measured

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