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The pools are at the Unit 5 and 6 reactor buildings at Fukushima-Daiichi, which are being decommissioned, and the Unit 1 reactor building at Fukushima-Daini, which is set to be decommissioned.
According to the Nuclear Regulation Authority, it has been confirmed that no water leaked outside the buildings and cooling of the nuclear fuel at the two Fukushima stations has not been affected.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said it had been informed by the NRA that there was no damage to the two nuclear stations, or to a third at Onagawa, which is to the north of Fukushima in Miyagi prefecture.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 16 February 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/regulator-confirms-no-damage-at-nuclear-power-stations-2-1-2021
The decision, announced after a board meeting today, means all 10 nuclear reactor units in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, including the six at Fukushima-Daiichi, will be decommissioned.
Japanese press reports said Tepco president Tomoaki Kobayakawa met Fukushima governor Masao Uchibori to tell him of the decision.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 31 July 2019
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/tepco-confirms-decision-to-decommission-all-four-units-7-3-2019
Tokyo Electric Power Company temporarily evacuated workers from the Fukushima nuclear power station early on 16 March as radiation levels hit a new high at reactor 3. White fumes have been seen coming from reactor 3 and the operator fears that there has been damage to the suppression chamber. A fire also occurred overnight at reactor 4.
Reactor-by-reactor, system-by-system summary from JAIF on 16 March; yellow indicates abnormal/unstable; red means damaged/nonfunctional/unsafe
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2011
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsradiation-levels-hit-new-high-at-fukushima-daiichi-721