Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
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 Image on 16 Mairch 2011 o the fower damaged reactor biggins. Frae left tae richt: Unit 4, 3, 2 an 1. Hydrogen-air explosions occurred in Unit 1, 3 an 4, causin structural damage. A vent in Unit 2's wall, wi watter vapor/"steam" clearly veesible, preventit a seemilar lairge explosion. Drone owerflichts on 20 Mairch capturt clearer images.[1] | |
| Date | 11 Mairch 2011 |
|---|---|
| Location | Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan |
| Coordinates | 37°25′17″N 141°1′57″E / 37.42139°N 141.03250°E |
| Ootcome | INES Level 7 (Major accident)[2][3] |
| Non-fatal injuries |
37 wi pheesical injuries,[4][nae in citation given] 2 wirkers taken tae hospital wi possible radiation burns[5] |
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (福島第一原子力発電所事故 Fukushima Dai-ichi (
pronunciation) genshiryoku hatsudensho jiko) wis an energy accident at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima, initiatit primarily bi the tsunami follaein the Tōhoku yirdquauk on 11 Mairch 2011.[6] Immediately efter the yirdquauk, the active reactors automatically shut doun thair sustained fission reactions. Houever, the tsunami destroyed the emergency generators cuilin the reactors, causin reactor 4 tae owerheat frae the decay heat frae the fuel rods. The insufficient cuilin led tae three nuclear meltdouns an the release o radioactive material beginnin on 12 Mairch. Several hydrogen-air chemical explosions occurred atween 12 Mairch an 15 Mairch.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "High-resolution photos of Fukushima Daiichi" (Press release). Air Photo Service Co. Ltd., Japan. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ Negishi, Mayumi (12 April 2011). "Japan raises nuclear crisis severity to highest level". Reuters.
- ↑ "Fukushima accident upgraded to severity level 7". IEEE Spectrum. 12 April 2011.
- ↑ "IAEA Update on Japan Earthquake". Archived frae the oreeginal on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
As reported earlier, a 400 millisieverts (mSv) per hour radiation dose observed at Fukushima Daiichi occurred between 1s 3 and 4. This is a high dose-level value, but it is a local value at a single location and at a certain point in time. The IAEA continues to confirm the evolution and value of this dose rate. It should be noted that because of this detected value, non-indispensable staff was evacuated from the plant, in line with the Emergency Response Plan, and that the population around the plant is already evacuated.
- ↑ "Radiation-exposed workers to be treated at Chiba hospital". Kyodo News. 17 April 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Phillip Lipscy, Kenji Kushida, and Trevor Incerti. 2013. "The Fukushima Disaster and Japan’s Nuclear Plant Vulnerability in Comparative Perspective." Environmental Science and Technology 47 (May), 6082-6088.
