Fukishima update:

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Tepco releases document “in response to the concern that Unit 4 spent fuel pool may collapse”
— “1st Inspection” begins tomorrow

They say "we will continue our inspections 4 times a year to insure soundness."
Plus, this excerpt from the report:
"North/East surfaces cannot be measured they’re blocked by existing buildings."

http://enenews.com/tepco-prepares-document-in-response-to-the-concern-that-unit-4-spent-fuel-pool-may-collapse-inspection-begins-tomorrow

[FBaggins]

1. How long do you think it will take...

...for someone to read "1st inspection" to mean "the darn thing blew up over a year ago and we're just now getting around to inspecting the darn thing" ?

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Sounds like someone just did.

to be fair, trying to get in close enough to see into the wreckage is a massive problem considering the radiation.
But..TEPCO has not done much to get the public on its side, has it?

[FBaggins]

3. Not if you mean me by that.

Such a reading would be ridiculous. They're clearly talking about the first time they will use the new ongoing process they're talking about.

to be fair, trying to get in close enough to see into the wreckage is a massive problem considering the radiation.

Not really. This is unit #4 we're talking about. They've been through the building, done structural analysis (and put in additional supports and poured concrete), and they've removed large sections of the building (including right around/above the fuel pool). Of course this removal was almost immediately broadcast around the web as "Unit 4 has collapsed!!!!"

But..TEPCO has not done much to get the public on its side, has it?

Certainly not very effectively.