New Information and Additions:

7.06.2011 - Update: I am currently working on a couple of in depth articles related to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. I am also looking for images of ground fissures (sink holes, large cracks too) at the plant, if you spot one in a photo please let me know! When significant new images become available I will post more photo updates.

7.06.2011 - 171 past due inspections at TEPCO nuclear plants

6.23.2011 - Large fissure in the ground at unit 1 - NEW

6.16.2011 - Photos inside unit 3, yellow object found

6.10.2011 - Steam and lights at Fukushima Daiichi today

6.10.2011 - New photos from inside 3

6.04.2011 - TEPCO still not dealing with worker overheating issues,
some solutions

5.27.2011 - New images of 3 and some found equipment

5.24.2011 - GE BWR Manual and GE BWR Technical Manual

5.23.2011 - Fire spotted at reactor 3

5.23.2011 - Work begins to shore up unit 4 fuel pool

5.22.2011 - Land at Daiichi had major shift, causing buildings and towers to skew. UPDATE

5.21.2011 - Major steam and smoke incident again, check videos for 521

5.19.2011 - Visible radiation seen at reactor 2

5.18.2011 - translated TEPCO document shows their new water system plan

5.16.2011 - New video stills of hours after the quake, March 11 & 12

5.15.2011 - New data and images on reactor 4 stability

5.11.2011 - Another steam show and earthquake UPDATED

5.11.2011 - New images from late April

5.09.2011 - New close up screen captures of Fukushima!

5.08.2011 - Reactor 4 confirmed to be sinking and falling over. Pictures of the reactor building leaning

5.08.2011 - Epic steam and smoke show at Fukushima yesterday UPDATED

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Fukushima water treatment valve likely set incorrectly from the beginning

Radioactive dust from Fukushima plant hit N. America soon after meltdown: researchers

TEPCO cuts back on water due to expected rains

Pensioners to Help Clean Up Nuclear Plant - start next month

Hibakusha: Learning a lesson from the threat of radiation

TEPCO considers new locations for storing contaminated water as overflow threatens

Japan warns China against exploring in EEZ off Tohoku region

Kan will do his utmost in reconstruction efforts

US NEWS - NEBRASKA
MSNBC coverage of Calhoun - Cooper
CNN coverage

Preventing radiation contamination more important than TEPCO's stock prices

Researchers simulate Fukushima radiation spread

City in Saitama Prefecture sets independent maximum radiation dose for children

Scientific American debunks baby deaths

Fukui gov. resists state's call for resuming nuclear plant operations

You try living in Fukushima,' governor tells TEPCO president in verbal dressing-down

Worker gets radiation exposure after removing mask for a smoke. 

TEPCO to restart rad waste system, concerns linger about contaminated waste.

Video of daring dog rescue by animal welfare volunteers at Fukushima Daiichi

Asahi editorial urges people to be more engaged in nuclear policy decisions

80% don't trust govt. 85% don't trust TEPCO in Japan

Internet self policing crazy nuclear rumors online

New worries of hydrogen explosions at Fukushima

Former TEPCO employee exposes culture of corruption and cover ups

Reactors have melted through primary containment

The OTHER Fukushima has a contaminated water issue

Joint survey shows high levels of radiation outside the exclusion zone

New article conflicts the TEPCO worker account of 6 deaths, this one claims 4 injured, no report on other 2?

6 SDF specialists died in the blast at #3 reactor, a major explosion was heard in the #4 supression chamber during the earthquake, both in this
interview with Fukushima Daiichi workers by the Sunday Telegraph

9 more workers with heat stroke, TEPCO still has no heat mitigation plan or sufficient equipment on hand.

Interview with Tokyo professor & former Fukushima plant manager
He mentions retrofits to the NPP that may have included the fire hose emergency connections. If those hose connections
into the system did not exist there would have been no emergency cooling leading to a much larger disaster.

Details of the water treatment system being installed at Fukushima Daiichi - NEW

Radioactive plume blew over Tokyo - NEW

Faulty venting lead to explosions at Fukushima - NEW

Conditions for workers at Fukushima still bad

TEPCO failed to disclose extent of radiation leaks

Typhoon to pass over Fukushima

TEPCO tsunami preparedness plan was found to be lacking

Internal radiation exposure found in people at Fukushima Daiichi in early days of disaster.

Fukushima Daiichi building used as a holding tank is now leaking

High levels of cesium found over Fukushima Daiichi reactor 1

Dangerous radioativity levels found in seafood off the Pacific coast of Japan - Testing results

This site was mentioned in AsianWeek

Emergency cooling at Fukushima reactor 3 likely damaged in earthquake

Parents scramble to get dosimeters for their kids in Fukushima

TEPCO admits to big steam events, calls it "vapor"

Faulty venting valves at Fukushima raise concerns for US reactors

Reactor 3 inspection, high radiation and loss of nitrogen feed system

TEPCO falsified repair reports, adding to track record of questionable actions.

Detailed map of water and radiation found in reactor 1

Reactor 6, turbine building flooded with 6 feet of water, risks cooling loss, meltdown

Radiation detected 1.5km from Fukushima before tsunami

Worker received considerable dose 30,000 cpm on a body scan

Workers flee reactor 2, high temps and steam

Failed venting attempts at reactor 2 caused major containment damage

US was warned of flawed Mark 1 venting system before Fukushima

Reactors 2 & 3 melted down

Reactor cores out of containment

Considerable other failures contributed to the disaster

Japan cracks down on internet & media information