09:11 AM EST on May 13th, 2012 | 21 comments

Gundersen’s Kansai Presentation: Pellets of nuclear fuel were scattered around Fukushima site — Pieces, not atoms, but pieces — Hydrogen will not create explosion seen at Unit No. 3 (VIDEO)

07:26 AM EST on May 11th, 2012 | 26 comments

Reactor No. 3 at highest temperature of year — Now over 60ºC

08:43 PM EST on May 10th, 2012 | 117 comments

Tepco: Reactor No. 3 has “doors that should not be disclosed for the issue of nuclear material protection” (VIDEO)

12:57 PM EST on April 24th, 2012 | 22 comments

Kyodo: Fukushima Daiichi reactors are “riddled with meltdown holes”

09:18 AM EST on April 20th, 2012 | 61 comments

Fukushima Investigation: “Within one day complete meltdown and melt through occurred” — “There is no way that gov’t did not know this” (VIDEO)

08:56 AM EST on April 13th, 2012 | 29 comments

Kyodo: Nitrogen injections stopped for fourth time in recent weeks

01:51 AM EST on April 10th, 2012 | 32 comments

Goddard’s Journal analysis indicates steam explosion at Reactor No. 3 — NRC discussed steam explosion ejecting entire core (VIDEOS)

11:41 PM EST on April 8th, 2012 | 33 comments

*NEW* Goddard’s Journal: Did Fukushima Unit 3 Fuel Pool Explode? (VIDEO)

07:44 AM EST on March 31st, 2012 | 19 comments

Local official suggested there’s more footage of Reactor No. 3 explosion, after bringing up MOX — ‘Videos of explosion are not allowed to be seen’ (VIDEO)

enenews_ 2012-03-31 07.56t
02:21 AM EST on March 23rd, 2012 | 80 comments

Japan Professor: ‘Fractionation’ probably caused much higher plutonium ratio in Iwaki — Busby 11 months ago: “Nuclear criticality explosions in Fukushima due to plutonium fractionation”

12:42 AM EST on March 18th, 2012 | 20 comments

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

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)

04:12 AM EST on March 15th, 2012 | 33 comments

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

01:47 AM EST on March 12th, 2012 | 33 comments

“The smoke — It’s black” murmered Prime Minister Kan after Reactor No. 3 exploded

02:08 AM EST on March 9th, 2012 | 123 comments

L.A. Times: Speculation that “supercritical fission event” occurred at Fukushima reactor irradiating plutonium, says nuclear expert — Explosion so massive investigators found fuel rod fragments a mile away

11:34 AM EST on March 6th, 2012 | 49 comments

NRC’s possible worst case scenario: Examined MOX at No. 3 — Also speculated steam explosion would “reject an entire core” from reactor

05:05 AM EST on March 6th, 2012 | 57 comments

Analysis: Reactor No. 3 well cap appears to be fractured — Explosion and falling crane examined as possible causes (VIDEO)

goddardinfra
03:25 PM EST on March 4th, 2012 | 13 comments

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

09:55 AM EST on February 29th, 2012 | 86 comments

Report: Massive smoke between Reactors No. 2 and 3 — Can NOT be observed on Tepco webcam, only TBS/JNN

11:22 PM EST on February 13th, 2012 | 25 comments

195,000,000 Bq/L of cesium detected in Unit No. 3 turbine building — Basement is filled 10 feet deep with this highly radioactive water — No testing for strontium

enenews_ 2012-02-13 22.45t
 
  Older Headlines »