Expert warns that Fukushima fuel cores have “melted into the groundwater”
March 11, 2016 marked the fifth year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster. Although the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has taken strides to decommission the power plant, they have yet to locate the missing nuclear reactor fuel, suggesting the cores have completely melted into the groundwater. In 2011, a 9.0 earthquake rocked the coast of Read More
Latest robots sent into the Fukushima power plant die; authorities question whether technology that can withstand radiation levels can be developed
Last Friday marked the fifth year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, and radiation levels are still too high for both humans and robots. The remote controlled robots that were sent into the crippled nuclear reactors have died due to toxic levels of radiation, which tampered with their wiring. In March 2011, a massive 9.0 Read More
Groundwater radiation levels at Fukushima power plant increase, despite cleanup efforts
Decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi power plant has been paved by more steps moving backwards than forwards. Now, it has been discovered that the total amount of groundwater tainted by radiation has increased, despite cleanup efforts. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the company in charge of the Fukushima power plant, had originally planned to reduce Read More
