Transfer of Fuel Assemblies to the Cask inside Reactor 4 SFP at Fukushima I NPP (11/18/2013) arevamirpal 2013-11-19 | TEPCO started removing fuel assemblies stored in Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool on November 18, 2013. 4 unused (new) assemblies containing about 60 fuel rods each were removed to the cask by 6:45PM. The work continues on November 19, 2013, and TEPCO hopes to load the cask with 22 unused (new) fuel assemblies before the cask is lowered by the gantry crane to the ground.Removal of fuel assemblies in SFP4 is to continue for a year.For more coverage of the Fukushima nuclear accident, visit my blogs:www.exskf.comwww.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I NPP Reactor 3 Operating Floor (8/11/2014) arevamirpal 2014-09-08 | This video was uploaded in TEPCO's Video Archive section (Japanese), not the usual Photos and Videos Library.It shows the badly-damaged northwest corner of the Reactor 3 operating floor. There is no accompanying document describing the purpose of the survey. For additional information about the video, see my blogpost: http://bit.ly/1As4EX4For continued coverage of Fukushima I NPP accident, go to my blog:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)Follow on Twitter: @exskf (mostly Japanese tweets with occasional English, due to language constraint)
Fuel Handling Machine Console Dropped Into Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool arevamirpal 2014-09-08 | TEPCO has been removing debris from the Fukushima I NPP Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool in preparation for the fuel assembly removal. On August 29, 2014, the remote-controlled crane failed to grasp the 400-kg console of the Fuel Handling Machine and dropped it into the pool. It fell on the protective sheet that covered the spent fuel assemblies (there were two under the sheet).For your own copy, go to TEPCO's Photos and Videos Library: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2014/201409-e/140901_01e.htmlFor continued coverage of Fukushima I NPP accident, go to my blog:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)Follow on Twitter: @exskf (mostly Japanese tweets with occasional English, due to language constraint)
Fukushima I NPP Reactor 3 MSIV Room Leak Found arevamirpal 2014-06-01 | TEPCO inserted the camera below the grating inside the MSIV room of Reactor 3 and found a leak from the expansion joint that connects to MSIV (Main Steam Isolation Valve). The leak can be seen at about 33 seconds into the video. How the expansion joint got damaged is unknown.For more on Fukushima Reactor 3 MSIV, see my posts: http://bit.ly/1kkkajgFor continued coverage of Fukushima I NPP nuclear accident, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I NPP Reactor 3 Operating Floor (1/31/2014) arevamirpal 2014-02-18 | Large debris has been mostly cleared from the top operating floor of Reactor 3 at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant. Removing the debris from inside the Spent Fuel Pool (seen in the upper right of the operating floor) started in December 2013.For your own copy of the video, go to TEPCO's photos and videos library: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2014/201402-j/140214-01j.htmlFor still photos and TEPCO's analysis of the shield plug condition, go to my blog: http://bit.ly/1jMZj92www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I NPP: Water Flowing from MSIV Room in Reactor 3 (1/18/2014) arevamirpal 2014-01-19 | MSIV = Main Steam Isolation Valve.A TEPCO worker noticed the water flowing from near the MSIV room on the first floor of Reactor 3 as he was monitoring the video taken by a robot.Radiation levels in Reactor 3 is markedly higher, not safe for human workers to stay and investigate.For more about this incident, see my posts: http://bit.ly/1kLmRw4 and http://bit.ly/1e2Tn3JFor more coverage of Fukushima nuclear accident, visit my blogs:www.exskf.comwww.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool, 2/16/2013 arevamirpal 2014-01-01 | One of the videos TEPCO released in February 2013, showing the Spent Fuel Pool of Reactor 3. For the rest of the videos, go to TEPCO's Photos and Video Library:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2013/201302-e/130221-01e.htmlFor more Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant accident, visit my blogs:www.exskf.comwww.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Video Taken by Surface Boat in Flooded Torus Room in Reactor 1 at Fukushima I NPP arevamirpal 2013-11-16 | TEPCO and Hitachi Nuclear Energy used a tethered surface boat lowered from a hole drilled on the 1st floor of Reactor 1 into the torus room in their effort to find where the contaminated water leak from the dry well comes from. The boat found two leaks on the November 13, 2013 expedition half way around the torus, and none on November 14.For still photos, go to my post: http://bit.ly/18c60ekFor your own copy of the video or photo, go to TEPCO's photos and videos library:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2013/201311-e/130313-04e.htmlFor continued coverage of Fukushima nuclear accident, visit my blogs:www.exskf.comwww.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
How Removal of Fuel Assemblies from Fukushima Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool Will Be Done arevamirpal 2013-11-07 | TEPCO made the video to show how the removal of fuel assemblies (not individual "rods") from the Spent Fuel Pool of Reactor 4 at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant. The removal, starting with unused (new) assemblies, was set to start on November 8, but it has been delayed to conduct a test run of transferring the fuel assemblies to the Common Pool.For continued coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident, go to my blogs:www.exskf.comwww.exskf-jp.com
Tank Patrol at Fukushima I Nuke Plant arevamirpal 2013-09-09 | TEPCO released the video showing how the patrol of the tank area is done. Three workers walk around the huge tanks in full protective gear and with survey meter to check gamma and beta radiation.The tanks in the video stores waste water after cesium absorption and desalination by reverse osmosis; the water is extremely high in beta radiation, but not much gamma radiation.For more about RO (reverse osmosis) waste water leak, please read my posts: http://bit.ly/183EMrfBy the way they are recruiting new workers to do this tank patrol. For details of the job, see my blogpost: http://bit.ly/1avFoaXFor more coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Inside Reactor 2 Containment Vessel (8/12/2013) arevamirpal 2013-08-19 | TEPCO took the video on August 12, 2013 as part of the effort to understand the condition inside the Primary Containment Vessel of Reactor 2. They had planned to insert the camera inside the pedestal through the opening, but stopped short at the opening.For more about the 8/12/2013 operation, see my post: http://bit.ly/1cvoBFuFor your own copy of the video, TEPCO's Photos and Videos Library: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2013/201308-e/130812-02e.htmlFor continued coverage of Fukushima I NPP accident, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Inside Reactor 2 Containment Vessel (8/2/2013) - CRD Rail arevamirpal 2013-08-05 | TEPCO attempted to insert the camera through the pedestal opening to peek inside the pedestal, but that attempt was a failure this time. For more information, read my post: http://bit.ly/14c4034The first video of inside Reactor 2 Containment Vessel in January 2012: http://youtu.be/Y3Vdiwg6c5o (There are also longer versions of the video in my channel.)For continued coverage of Fukushima nuclear accident, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Steam Rising from Reactor 3 Top Floor, 7/18/2013 arevamirpal 2013-07-18 | TEPCO says a worker spotted a steam rising from between the reactor well and device storage pit on the operating floor of Reactor 3 on July 18, 2013. The company says it may be rainwater warmed and evaporated on the Containment Vessel head.For more, see my blogposts: http://bit.ly/1avAffp and http://bit.ly/152uDXCFor still-ongoing coverage of Fukushima I nuclear accident and related issues in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant Reactor 1 Torus Room (2/21/2013) arevamirpal 2013-02-22 | The water is 4.9-meter deep from the flooded torus room floor in the Reactor 1 basement. TEPCO says visibility is about 60 centimeters. The highest air dose rate inside the torus room was 920 millisieverts/hour.For more about this inspection that took 20 workers nearly 2 and a half hours manipulating the equipment through a hole on the first floor of Reactor 1 building (2 to 10 millisieverts/hour atmosphere), please see my posts: http://bit.ly/ULQAYuhttp://bit.ly/W6XusSFor your own copy of the video, go to TEPCO's Photos and Videos page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.htmlFor continued coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Fuel Handling Machine Post Drops into Reactor 3 SFP arevamirpal 2013-02-09 | (UPDATE) There are human workers on the platform that surrounds the building wearing tungsten vests to make sure things go well. For details, see my blog post: http://bit.ly/WSa1Nq============with a splash... The equipment to remove debris on Reactor 3 operating floor is operated by remote control, as the radiation level is too high.For your own copy, visit TEPCO's Photos and Video page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2013/201302-e/130208-01e.htmlFor coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Video Tour arevamirpal 2013-01-12 | The video was published by TEPCO on December 14, 2012 in English, with images and videos from the start of the nuclear accident in March 2011.For your own copy, go to TEPCO's Photos and Videos page:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201212-e/121214-01e.htmlFor coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and how it has affected Japan and beyond, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Steel Beam in Fukushima Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool Successfully Removed (12/20/2012) arevamirpal 2012-12-22 | The beam fell into the pool in September when an unmanned vehicle fumbled it. On December 20, TEPCO finally had it removed.For the September incident, see my post: http://bit.ly/RSqSk0For your own copy, go to TEPCO's Photos and Video page:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201212-e/121220-01e.htmlFor coverage of Fukushima I nuclear accident and resultant contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant: TEPCO Tests Toshibas 4-Legged Robot arevamirpal 2012-12-12 | After this clumsy attempt to climb the stairs, the robot was sent to Reactor 2 to investigate the vent pipe. For more on the robot's mission, see my blog post: http://bit.ly/U6glyaTEPCO's Photos and Videos page is here: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.htmlFor Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Full Length (1/2): Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 1 Operation Floor Survey by Balloon (10/24/2012) arevamirpal 2012-10-27 | (This is the first of the full-length (1 hour plus) video of the operation. For the second, http://youtu.be/vZNIOndoJno. For the digest, short version, http://youtu.be/7tCRXl4Tuck)After an failed attempt in August, workers from Hitachi and TEPCO used a modified balloon to see the operation floor of Reactor 1 on October 24, 2012. For more about the operation, see my posts: http://bitly.com/U580d5, http://bitly.com/S3pshQ, http://bit.ly/P0e6wBFor downloading your own copy, go to TEPCO's site:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201210-e/121024-02e.htmlFor continued coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Full Length (2/2): Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 1 Operation Floor Survey by Balloon (10/24/2012) arevamirpal 2012-10-27 | (This is the second of the full-length (1 hour plus) video of the operation. For the first, http://youtu.be/v-5EI5YgD3k. For the digest, short version, http://youtu.be/7tCRXl4Tuck)After an failed attempt in August, workers from Hitachi and TEPCO used a modified balloon to see the operation floor of Reactor 1 on October 24, 2012. For more about the operation, see my posts: http://bitly.com/U580d5, http://bitly.com/S3pshQ, http://bit.ly/P0e6wBFor downloading your own copy, go to TEPCO's site:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201210-e/121024-02e.htmlFor continued coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 1 Operation Floor Survey by Balloon (10/24/2012) arevamirpal 2012-10-27 | After an failed attempt in August, workers from Hitachi and TEPCO used a modified balloon to see the operation floor of Reactor 1 on October 24, 2012. For the full length video, http://youtu.be/v-5EI5YgD3k and http://youtu.be/vZNIOndoJnoFor more about the operation, see my posts: http://bitly.com/U580d5, http://bitly.com/S3pshQ, http://bit.ly/P0e6wBFor downloading your own copy, go to TEPCO's site:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201210-e/121024-02e.htmlFor continued coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Inside Reactor 1 Containment Vessel at Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Water Under Grating (10/11/2012) arevamirpal 2012-10-12 | It took 51 workers and 3 hours on October 11, 2012 again to probe the Reactor 1 Containment Vessel at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant. This video is an abbreviated version.This, and the full version of the video (about 1.5 hour) can be downloaded at TEPCO's Photos and Video page:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201210-e/121011-01e.htmlTEPCO plans to collect sample water from under the grating inside the CV on October 12, and install thermocouple and water gauge on October 13.For coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Inside the Containment Vessel of Reactor 1 at Fukushima I Nuke Plant (10/9/2012) arevamirpal 2012-10-10 | This is the abbreviated version of the 2-hour video taken on October 9, 2012. Just like the previous video of Reactor 1 CV, it is hazy inside. For more details about the operation, see my post: http://bit.ly/RxdL3e For your own copy of the video, go to TEPCO's page:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201210-e/121010-01e.htmlFor the coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Inside the Reactor 1 Containment Vessel at Fukushima I Nuke Plant (Released 9/27/2012) arevamirpal 2012-09-27 | TEPCO released the video on September 27, 2012, with no date as to when the video was taken. They are preparing for more detailed investigation, and as the first step they drilled a hole (opened one of the plugged penetrations) on the Reactor 1 CV.The aperture opens at about 50 seconds into the video, and the camera enters the CV at about 2 minutes.For more information, see my blog post: http://bit.ly/NTM9HAFor your own copy, go to TEPCO's Photos and Videos page:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201209-e/120927-01e.htmlFor coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Inside the Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool at Fukushima I Nuke Plant -2/2 (9/24/2012) arevamirpal 2012-09-25 | TEPCO released the videos of the mishap that happened on September 22, 2012, when a piece of steel frame slid into the Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool as workers operated cranes by remote control.To make sure that the fuel assemblies inside the pool were not harmed, TEPCO used the video camera. This video shows the bottom of the pool.For more about the incident, go to my blog posts: http://bit.ly/PTkzsd, http://bit.ly/RSqSk0 and http://bit.ly/Pb5nWlFor your own copy, go to TEPCO's page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2012/201209-j/120924-02j.htmlFor the coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Inside the Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool at Fukushima I Nuke Plant -1/2 (9/24/2012) arevamirpal 2012-09-25 | TEPCO released the videos of the mishap that happened on September 22, 2012, when a piece of steel frame slid into the Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool as workers operated cranes by remote control.To make sure that the fuel assemblies inside the pool were not harmed, TEPCO used the video camera. This video shows the top of the fuel assemblies.For more about the incident, go to my blog posts: http://bit.ly/PTkzsd, http://bit.ly/RSqSk0 and http://bit.ly/Pb5nWlFor your own copy, go to TEPCO's page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2012/201209-j/120924-02j.htmlFor the coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Remote-Control Heavy Equipment Used in Debris Removal at Fukushima Reactor 3 (9/22/2012) arevamirpal 2012-09-25 | TEPCO released the videos of the mishap that happened on September 22, 2012, when a piece of steel frame slid into the Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool as workers operated cranes by remote control. (See http://youtu.be/cX4XkFfsPM4)This video briefly shows the remote-controlled equipment currently being used to remove the debris from the operating floor (5th floor) of Reactor 3 at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.For more about the incident, go to my blog posts: http://bit.ly/RSqSk0 and http://bit.ly/Pb5nWlFor your own copy, go to TEPCO's page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2012/201209-j/120924-02j.htmlFor the coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Steel Frame Slid Into Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool (9/22/2012) arevamirpal 2012-09-25 | TEPCO released the videos of the mishap that happened on September 22, 2012, when a piece of steel frame slid into the Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool as workers operated cranes by remote control.In the video, the incident happens toward the end (3:30 - ).For more about the incident, go to my blog posts: http://bit.ly/PTkzsd, http://bit.ly/RSqSk0 and http://bit.ly/Pb5nWlFor your own copy, go to TEPCO's page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2012/201209-j/120924-02j.htmlFor the coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Cleaning the Buffer Tank of Pipe Shavings arevamirpal 2012-09-13 | TEPCO says it cleaned the buffer tank on September 8, 2012 to get rid of the white substance in the water that is clogging the water treatment system at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, decreasing the cooling water flow into the reactors. TEPCO claims it is the shavings from the pipes when they replaced Kanaflex.For more on the topic, see my post: http://bit.ly/QwUO4jFor Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant: Inside the Treated Water Buffer Tank arevamirpal 2012-09-08 | TEPCO submerged a video camera inside the butter tank that stores the treated water before the water is fed back into the reactors (Units 1, 2, and 3). The amount of water being fed to the reactors for cooling has been fluctuating significantly, and TEPCO hasn't identified the cause yet.There are white bits (particles) floating in the water. TEPCO explains the bubbling in the video as "nitrogen". For your own copy of the video, go to TEPCO's Photos and Videos page:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201209-e/120906-01e.htmlFor more on the problem of the reactor cooling system, read my post: http://bit.ly/PZTFC0For continued coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3 Operating Floor (7/5/2012) - 4/4 arevamirpal 2012-07-14 | 4th video of the 4-part videos of Reactor 3 operating floor.The video was probably taken on July 5, 2012, when TEPCO conducted the air sampling above the Reactor 3 building. The image was probably captured by a camera attached to the boom of the crane. Video 4 shows the 3rd floor.For the angles and locations of the videos (there are 4 short videos), go to my blog post:http://bit.ly/LRfanFFor your own copies, go to TEPCO's Photos and Videos Library:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.htmlFor more on Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3 Operating Floor (7/5/2012) - 3/4 arevamirpal 2012-07-14 | 3rd video of the 4-part videos of Reactor 3 operating floor.The video was probably taken on July 5, 2012, when TEPCO conducted the air sampling above the Reactor 3 building. The image was probably captured by a camera attached to the boom of the crane. Video 3 shows the 4th floor.For the angles and locations of the videos (there are 4 short videos), go to my blog post:http://bit.ly/LRfanFFor your own copies, go to TEPCO's Photos and Videos Library:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.htmlFor more on Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3 Operating Floor (7/5/2012) - 2/4 arevamirpal 2012-07-14 | 2nd video of the 4-part videos of Reactor 3 operating floor.The video was probably taken on July 5, 2012, when TEPCO conducted the air sampling above the Reactor 3 building. The image was probably captured by a camera attached to the boom of the crane. Video 2 shows the east part of the operating floor, near the Spent Fuel Pool.For the angles and locations of the videos (there are 4 short videos), go to my blog post:http://bit.ly/LRfanFFor your own copies, go to TEPCO's Photos and Videos Library:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.htmlFor more on Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3 Operating Floor (7/5/2012) - 1/4 arevamirpal 2012-07-14 | 1st video of the 4-part videos of Reactor 3 operating floor.The video was probably taken on July 5, 2012, when TEPCO conducted the air sampling above the Reactor 3 building. The image was probably captured by a camera attached to the boom of the crane. Video 1 shows the northwest part of the operating floor.For the angles and locations of the videos (there are 4 short videos), go to my blog post:http://bit.ly/LRfanFFor your own copies, go to TEPCO's Photos and Videos Library:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.htmlFor more on Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Video of Inside the Reactor 3 Torus Room at Fukushima I Nuke Plant (7/11/2012) arevamirpal 2012-07-12 | The robot Survey Runner went inside the Torus Room of Reactor 3 at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant on July 11, 2012 to survey the radiation levels and record any sound of water. The robot became inoperable when the cable communication was interrupted.The highest radiation recorded was 360 millisieverts/hour. You can download your own copy at TEPCO's Photo & Video Library, here:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201207-e/120712_01e.html (English)http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2012/201207-j/120712_01.html (Japanese)For more on this mission, see my blog posts:http://bit.ly/S9tjvfhttp://bit.ly/NmAKOnhttp://bit.ly/Nkq5EA (latest)For more on Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 2 Survey (2) Quince No.2 Encounters 880 mSv/hr Radiation(6/13/2012) arevamirpal 2012-06-14 | During the survey of the 5th floor of Reactor 2 building, Quince No.2 encountered a spot with air radiation level of 880 millisieverts/hour. The location is right above the reactor containment vessel. This is the No.11 of the 12 videos TEPCO released on June 14.For the rest of the video, go to TEPCO's website:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201206-e/120614_01e.htmlThe thickness of the concrete floor is 2 meters. For more information on the survey, see my blogposts: http://bit.ly/KqQ3Gn, bit.ly/KKRGcAFor more coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)Follow on Twitter @exskf
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 2 Survey (1) Quince No.2 Encounters Quince No.1 (6/13/2012) arevamirpal 2012-06-14 | TEPCO released 12 videos of the survey done by the robot Quince No.2 of the air dose levels inside Reactor 2 building on June 13, 2012. This is the 1st video, where Quince No.2 encounters Quince No.1 which has been stranded and left there since November last year.Later on the top floor (in a different video (No.11), Quince No.2 measures 880 millisieverts/hour radiation right above the reactor. For that video, go here: http://youtu.be/yfelE87A3YoFor 12 videos released by TEPCO, go to TEPCO site here:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201206-e/120614_01e.htmlFor more information on the survey, visit my blog:http://bit.ly/KKRGcAFor more coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 2 Truck Bay Door Area Decontamination (5/25, 28/2012) arevamirpal 2012-06-02 | Workers decontaminated the area beyond the Truck Bay Door of the Reactor 2 building on May 25 and 28 to prepare for the work to replace failing thermocouples in the Containment Vessel scheduled later in summer.They used strippable paint, which had proven to be the most effective method in their earlier experiment.For more on Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant 3rd Press Tour on 5/26/2012, Reactor 4 Bldg arevamirpal 2012-05-26 | For the first time, the representatives of the press (4 reporters from the Cabinet Office Press Club) went up to the operation floor (top floor) of the Reactor 4 building. The radiation level on the operation floor was 330 microsieverts/hour, according to Kyodo News, significantly less than other units where the radiation levels are measured in millisievert/hour.This video is by TEPCO, and there are 4 others at the company's site:http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2012/201205-j/120526-01j.htmlOther photos and the link to NHK video are in my blog post:http://bit.ly/KQ8ArXFor coverage of Fukushima nuclear accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Reactor 4 Building (Inside, Top Floor) at Fukushima I Nuke Plant (4/24/2012) arevamirpal 2012-04-26 | The video was taken when the deputy minister of the Cabinet Office visited the plant on April 24, 2012. He went inside the reactor building to inspect the support structure for the Spent Fuel Pool, and went up to the operation floor to view the SFP.The first 2 minutes 40 seconds is his speech, which you can skip.For more coverage of Fukushima nuclear accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.comwww.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Video of Inside the Shield Plug of Fukushima Reactor 3 Containment Vessel(4/18/2012) arevamirpal 2012-04-23 | The video was taken by two TEPCO employees on April 18, 2012. TEPCO admitted that the shield plug had been open, through which contaminated water (after cooling the Reactor Pressure Vessel) has been leaking into the reactor building. The workers received 8 millisievert radiation for their 4-minute work. For more on their mission, see my blogpost: http://bit.ly/JHeuK3For more Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 2 Torus Room -2 Northeast Manhole(4/18/2012) arevamirpal 2012-04-20 | The robot "Survey Runner" went inside the Torus Room of Reactor 2 on April 18 to survey the room for damages and leaks. It found some damage, but no leak was found. This is the 3rd video of total 6 videos that TEPCO released, showing the area around the northeast manhole. The manhole shows some discoloration, and paint is chipped.For more on the robot's survey, go to my blog posts:http://bit.ly/HLJ0mThttp://bit.ly/HQUDYcFor more videos, go to TEPCO's Photo for the Press page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201204-e/120419-01e.htmlFor more coverage of the Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 2 Torus Room -1 Northeast (4/18/2012) arevamirpal 2012-04-20 | The robot "Survey Runner" went inside the Torus Room of Reactor 2 on April 18 to survey the room for damages and leaks. It found some damage, but no leak was found. The robot did find the contaminated water, as you can see around 1:50 into this video.For more on the robot's survey, go to my blog posts:http://bit.ly/HLJ0mThttp://bit.ly/HQUDYcFor more videos, go to TEPCO's Photo for the Press page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201204-e/120419-01e.htmlFor more coverage of the Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3: Inside the Spent Fuel Pool -3 (4/13/2012) arevamirpal 2012-04-17 | TEPCO submerged a video camera in the Spent Fuel Pool of Reactor 3 on April 13, 2012 and released a series of short videos on April 16, 2012. This one shows the fuel handling machine that had fallen in the pool, probably on March 14, 2011 when Reactor 3 had an explosion. For fuel racks and rods, see the OTHER TWO videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzS4CVvv_EY&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj4Z9mky2rM&feature=relmfu For more, go to TEPCO's Photo for the Press page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html Reactor 3's spent fuel pool contained 514 spent fuel rods and 52 new fuel rods at the time of the accident last year. The capacity of the pool is 1220 rods. (Information: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry http://bit.ly/fZ50Gh) For more coverage of the Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs: www.exskf.com (English) www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3: Inside the Spent Fuel Pool -2 (4/13/2012) arevamirpal 2012-04-17 | TEPCO submerged a video camera in the Spent Fuel Pool of Reactor 3 on April 13, 2012 and released a series of short videos on April 16, 2012. This one shows the fuel rack.For more, go to TEPCO's Photo for the Press page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.htmlReactor 3's spent fuel pool contained 514 spent fuel rods and 52 new fuel rods at the time of the accident last year. The capacity of the pool is 1220 rods. (Information: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry http://bit.ly/fZ50Gh)For more coverage of the Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3: Inside the Spent Fuel Pool -1 (4/13/2012) arevamirpal 2012-04-17 | TEPCO submerged a video camera in the Spent Fuel Pool of Reactor 3 on April 13, 2012 and released a series of short videos on April 16, 2012. This one shows the fuel rack.For more, go to TEPCO's Photo for the Press page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.htmlReactor 3's spent fuel pool contained 514 spent fuel rods and 52 new fuel rods at the time of the accident last year. The capacity of the pool is 1220 rods. (Information: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry http://bit.ly/fZ50Gh)For more coverage of the Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination in Japan, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 2 Containment Vessel, 2nd Probe (March 26/27, 2012) arevamirpal 2012-03-27 | TEPCO did the second probe of Reactor 2 Containment Vessel on March 26 and 27. This is the summary video of the March 26 endoscopic examination. I have no idea what I'm seeing.For more on this particular probe, see my posts:http://bit.ly/Hi5riP (March 26 endoscope)http://bit.ly/Hgfeoc (March 27 dosimeter)You can view the longer versions of the video at TEPCO's page, here: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2012/201203-e/120327-01e.htmlFor more coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination, please visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool, Cask Pit 3/21/2012 arevamirpal 2012-03-22 | The video was taken on March 21, 2012 and released by TEPCO on March 22, 2012. For your own download, go to TEPCO's page: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/date/2012/201203-j/120322-01j.htmlFor more coverage of Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident and radiation contamination, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 4 Spent Fuel Pool 3/16/2012 arevamirpal 2012-03-16 | TEPCO used the camera on March 15, but the visibility was too low. So this is their second try with the ROV on March 16.Water is murkier, and you see more debris than in the video taken in February.For your own copy, go to TEPCO's "Photo for Press" page: http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/110311/index-e.htmlFor more Fukushima nuclear accident and radiation contamination in Japan, go to my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
Expedition to Fukushima I Nuke Plant Reactor 3 Torus Room, 3/14/2012 arevamirpal 2012-03-16 | This is the video of the expedition to Fukushima Reactor 3's Torus Room where the Suppression Chamber is located.TEPCO workers could not open the door to the Torus Room, as the door was deformed.For the video of Reactor 2's Torus Room, go to: http://youtu.be/Y99uwL8Z4-IFor more on the expedition, see my blog post: http://bit.ly/AEW07oFor more Fukushima nuclear accident and radiation contamination in Japan, visit my blogs:www.exskf.com (English)www.exskf-jp.com (Japanese)
