Fukushima (city)
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Fukushima is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northern part of the Nakadōri or central region of the prefecture. As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated pop
Fukushima City with a view of Fukushima Station
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Fukushima nuclear accident
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On 11 March 2011, a major nuclear accident started at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan. The direct cause was the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in el
Fukushima (city)
…research laboratory (MITATE Lab). Created in 2025 by CNRS, CEA and Fukushima University, it investigates the environmental and human impacts of Fukushima nuclear accident, along with that of other socio-environmental crises taking place in Japan, such as wildfires. The city is home to the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium…
The four damaged reactor buildings (from left: Units 4, 3, 2, and 1) on 16 March 2011. Hydrogen-air explosions in Units 1, 3, and 4 caused structural damage.
Aerial view of the station in 1975, showing separation between units 5 and 6, and 1–4. Unit 6, completed in 1979, is seen under construction.
Unit 3 after the explosion on 15 March 2011
Top of Primary Containment Vessel, Unit 4