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
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
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a 350-hectare site in the towns of Ōkuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The plant suffered major dama
Fukushima nuclear accident
…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 electrical grid failure and damaged nearly all…
Aerial photo from 2007, before the nuclear accident in 2011
Aerial view of the Fukushima I plant area in 1975, showing sea walls and completed reactors
Closeup of Units 4, 3, 2 and 1