News About Japan

TEPCO informed that  decontamination of highly radioactive water which leaked from reactors will cost at least 650 million dollars. According to TEPCO, about 84,700 tons of cooling water have leaked into basements and other areas of the 4 reactor buildings. This contaminated water makes work in reactors’ buildings very difficult if not impossible. TEPCO uses  [...]

The meltdowns  took place at the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, unlike plant operator TEPCO  had informed previously. Same like case of  No. 1 reactor, the melted fuel might created holes in the pressure vessel of the No. 3 reactor, according to TEPCO data. Goshi Hosono, [...]

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is going to install six special ventilators to lower radiation levels and allow workers to do their duties inside reactor building of Fukushima nuclear power plant. TEPCO plans to begin work inside the building of Fukushima nuclear plant to be able to bring reactor to a cold shutdown. These special ventilators [...]