Fukushima accident | Summary, Date, Effects, & Facts
Fukushima accident, disaster that occurred in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi ('Number One') nuclear power plant on the Pacific coast of northern Japan, which was caused by a severe earthquake and powerful series of tsunami waves and was the …
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The March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami sparked a humanitarian disaster in northeastern Japan and initiated a severe nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Three of the six reactors at the plant sustained severe core damage and released hydrogen and radioactive materials. Explosion of the …
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Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster
The Fukushima Daiichi plant was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, but Japan's efforts to clean up have been mired in controversy. The water used to cool the fuel rods has been stored on site in ...
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Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated …
Members of civic groups stage a rally to demand the stop of the Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into ocean, in front of a building which houses Japanese Embassy, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. ... This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power …
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WebOn a Friday afternoon in the spring of 2011, the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history triggered a tsunami that crashed through seawalls, flattened coastal communities and pummeled the …
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The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster: The …
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident was a catastrophic failure at a nuclear power plant in Japan. The accident occurred on March 11, 2011, when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the …
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Fukushima nuclear plant starts highly controversial
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan on Aug. 24 ...
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Timeline of Events at Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Reactors
An explosion at the Unit 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant had occurred at around 6:20 am local Japan time. The 400 mSv per hour recorded radiation level caused workers to be temporarily ...
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At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is …
For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011. ... FILE - The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is …
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Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict …
The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami damaged cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, causing three reactors to melt and release large amounts of radiation. The operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., has been able to stabilize the plant to the point where the company can better plan a decommissioning …
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IAEA Study on Severely Damaged Spent Nuclear …
IAEA Director General Commemorates a Decade Since the Fukushima Accident; A Decade of Progress after Fukushima-Daiichi, IAEA Bulletin (Vol. 62/1, March 2021) Ensuring the Safety of Nuclear …
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident: …
On March 11, 2011, an earthquake led to major problems at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. A 14-m high tsunami triggered by the earthquake disabled …
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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated
The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly. Credit: Kyodo News via AP, File. The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant …
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Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
The tsunami also led to one of the most severe nuclear power site accidents in history, at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Three of the station's six reactors suffered core melts …
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Backgrounder on NRC Response to Lessons Learned from Fukushima
The Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Accident. On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan about 231 miles (372 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo off the Honshu Island coast. Eleven reactors at four sites (Fukushima Dai-ichi, Fukushima Dai-ni, Onagawa, and Tokai) along the northeast coast automatically shut down after the …
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Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 …
The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is now releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. ... Similar explosions occur at the two other damaged reactors over the following days. — April 4, 2011: The plant operator releases more than 10,000 tons of low-level radioactive water ...
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident | IAEA
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident. On 11 March 2011, Japan was shaken by what became known as the Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake. It was followed …
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As Japan releases more Fukushima water, what about the …
To decommission the Daiichi plant, TEPCO must first remove the spent fuel and the fuel debris that is stuck inside the damaged units. Experts will then place the collected debris in storage ...
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Nuclear reactor
Nuclear reactor - Fukushima, Meltdown, Radiation: A failure of the main power line and a loss of backup power were at the heart of the second worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power generation (after Chernobyl)—a partial meltdown in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi ("Number One") plant in Japan. That facility, located on Japan's Pacific coast in …
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Radiation: Health consequences of the Fukushima nuclear accident
On 11 March 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake occurred off the east coast of Japan, generating a tsunami that severely damaged coastal areas and resulted in 15 891 deaths and 2579 missing people. As a consequence of the tsunami, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS), located along the shoreline, lost its core cooling …
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Fukushima: Radioactive contamination of a worker at the damaged …
A worker at the dismantling site of the devastated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan has suffered radioactive contamination in the face. The employee's condition is stable for the time being, according to the plant's operator, Tepco. A similar incident occurred in October. The cores of three reactors at the Fukushima …
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Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific—is it …
On February 21, 2021, a Tokyo Electric Power Company employee measures radiation outside its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, devastated a decade ago by an earthquake. Japan's planned ...
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Radiation: Health consequences of the Fukushima …
As a consequence of the tsunami, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS), located along the shoreline, lost its core cooling capacity which caused …
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Fukushima official says release of treated water is a …
Another task for TEPCO is combatting the damage to the reputation of Fukushima fisheries caused by the water release, he said. A massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi plant's cooling systems, causing three reactors to melt and contaminating their cooling water, which has since leaked …
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EXPLAINER: How dangerous is the Fukushima …
A decade ago, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant melted down. It looked like a bombed-out factory in a war zone. Emergency workers risked their lives as they battled to keep the crisis in check. …
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Fukushima residents are cautious after the wrecked nuclear …
A staff of Mothers' Radiation Lab Fukushima, known as a citizens' testing center Tarachine, tests sample seawater taken near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, at the testing center, with a liquid scintillation analyzer in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern …
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Fukushima Daiichi Accident
All four Fukushima Daiichi reactors were written off due to damage in the accident – 2719 MWe net. After two weeks, the three reactors (units 1-3) were stable with water addition and by July they were being cooled with recycled water from the new treatment plant. Official 'cold shutdown condition' was announced in mid-December.
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident | IAEA
The IAEA's Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) received information from the International Seismic Safety Centre at approximately 08:15 Vienna Time concerning an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 near the east coast of Honshu, Japan's main island. This was followed by an accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which …
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FDA Response to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power …
Today FDA is deactivating Import Alert #99-33 (IA) that has targeted certain food products from Japanese prefectures (Japan's equivalent of a U.S. state) located near the damaged Fukushima ...
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Anatomy of a Nuclear Crisis: A Chronology of Fukushima
Among the victims were at least 7,000 dead and 10,000 missing — as well as one nuclear power plant: Fukushima-Daiichi and its six reactors. ... Worse, this explosion potentially damaged part of the core containment system — a donut-shaped tube of water meant to both cool the reactor in an emergency and capture any radioactive particles. …
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