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What actually happened in Fukushima accident?
Following a major earthquake, a 15-metre tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors, causing a nuclear accident beginning on 11 March 2011. All three cores largely melted in the first three days.
What caused the explosion at Fukushima?
The hydrogen explosion in reactor 4 was caused by hydrogen coming out from the spent fuel pool. In that pool, there were (and are) used nuclear fuel rods that released and still release decay heat. As the water level dropped, the used fuel rods were exposed to the air and hydrogen was formed.
Why is the Fukushima disaster important?
The accident prompted widespread evacuations of local populations and distress of the Japanese citizenry, large economic losses, and the eventual shutdown of all nuclear power plants in Japan.
What is the Fukushima nuclear disaster?
[5] [failed verification] The Fukushima nuclear disaster was a 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan.
What can we learn from the Fukushima disaster?
A decade after a powerful earthquake and tsunami set off the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown in Japan, Stanford experts discuss revelations about radiation from the disaster, advances in earthquake science related to the event and how its devastating impact has influenced strategies for tsunami defense and local warning systems.
Are there 137 CS in the ocean around Fukushima?
“Appearances of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant-Derived 137 Cs in Coastal Waters around Japan: Results from Marine Monitoring off Nuclear Power Plants and Facilities, 1983–2016”. Environmental Science & Technology. 52 (5): 2629–2637.
What was the number of people evacuated from Fukushima?
^ “Japanese utility admits to ‘coverup’ during Fukushima nuclear meltdown”. Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 July 2016. ^ “IAEA: 170,000 Evacuated near Japan nuclear plant”. Yahoo! News.