07:20 PM EST on March 4th, 2012 | 34 comments - (Comments are closed)

Asahi: 220 milliSv/hr on TOP level of Unit No. 2 — ‘Puddles’ on floor of reactor ‘believed’ not to be from accident (PHOTO)

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03:25 PM EST on March 4th, 2012 | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

New Asahi doc: NISA team knew of triple meltdowns by March 18 — Kept secret until Tepco’s admission two months later — Says melted fuel only ‘largely’ submerged in water

02:25 AM EST on March 2nd, 2012 | 33 comments - (Comments are closed)

AUDIO: US gov’t experts think melted fuel rods landed in water under Reactor No. 2, causing STEAM explosion — Pressure dropped dramatically at same time — Clear indications primary containment lost

12:07 PM EST on February 25th, 2012 | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

NYTimes flashback: Broken pieces of nuclear fuel rods found outside Reactor No. 2, says nuke executive — Covered up by bulldozers

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02:33 PM EST on February 24th, 2012 | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

Reactor No. 2 rises above 50°C, was 29°C on Monday — All gauges at bottom of RPV show distinct increase — Same area as ‘faulty’ thermometer

01:00 AM EST on February 24th, 2012 | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

Again? Temperature up 20°C at Reactor No. 2 RPV in last 3 days — Other gauges at also rising (CHART)

09:24 AM EST on February 16th, 2012 | 30 comments - (Comments are closed)

Temperature drops to 2°C from 220°C at Reactor No. 2 — Only since decrease is gauge failure indicated on Tepco data

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07:06 AM EST on February 16th, 2012 | 22 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tepco no longer monitoring thermometer — Temperature remains steady around 220°C — Will stop added water injections if gov’t says it’s reasonable

09:18 AM EST on February 15th, 2012 | 35 comments - (Comments are closed)

Reactor No. 2 temperature steadily trending downward — Is gauge broken?

12:00 AM EST on February 15th, 2012 | 41 comments - (Comments are closed)

WSJ: Troubling questions raised by thermometer at No. 2 — No wonder things are breaking down at Fukushima after meltdowns, explosions, tsunami, quake (saltwater and boric acid, too)

09:31 PM EST on February 14th, 2012 | 40 comments - (Comments are closed)

Mainichi: Malfunction casts doubt on ‘cold shutdown’ and condition of reactor cores — Japan Nuclear Expert: Will be much more serious if last two sensors fail; Unable to install new ones

12:19 PM EST on February 14th, 2012 | 40 comments - (Comments are closed)

NHK: Tepco told to find ways of measuring temperature at Reactor No. 2 and report by tomorrow — Still claimed no xenon detected

09:55 AM EST on February 14th, 2012 | 82 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tepco Handout: Xenon detected in Reactor No. 2 containment vessel — 9 hour half-life

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07:00 PM EST on February 13th, 2012 | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)

Yomiuri: Right after Tepco’s test, temperature rose sharply and went overscale — Reporters starting to ask questions

04:16 PM EST on February 13th, 2012 | 21 comments - (Comments are closed)

Reporter asks if Tepco test caused device to break — Nuclear experts doubt foregone conclusion of instrument failure at Reactor No. 2

03:30 PM EST on February 13th, 2012 | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tepco: Cable inside the thermometer is probably cut at Reactor No. 2

12:42 PM EST on February 13th, 2012 | 9 comments - (Comments are closed)

Nuclear Expert on Reactor No. 2 Footage: Sort of like a scene out of Alien, everything is kind of dripping and oozing (AUDIO) — Tepco Today: There’s little sign of steam

10:13 AM EST on February 13th, 2012 | 27 comments - (Comments are closed)

Off the Scale: Reactor No. 2 temperature exceeded 400°C — Tepco says device broken — Reporter asks about recriticality

08:21 AM EST on February 13th, 2012 | 73 comments - (Comments are closed)

Professor: Damage to pressure vessel if melted fuel keeps heating up at Reactor No. 2? — Tepco blames faulty gauge, yet still fears rising temps

01:45 AM EST on February 13th, 2012 | 78 comments - (Comments are closed)

Bloomberg: Reactor No. 2 temperature breaches safety limit — Now almost double Feb. 1 level — Validity of safety declaration questioned — Nearly 200°F

10:11 PM EST on February 12th, 2012 | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tepco: 91.2°C at Reactor No. 2 — Reporter suspicious of instrument failure claim since it’s steadily rising in small increments

03:56 PM EST on February 12th, 2012 | 58 comments - (Comments are closed)

Fukushima Worker: I don’t think temperature gauge is broken — Likely area is getting heated

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