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(Updated August 2023) 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.
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 by a tsunami which resulted in waves reaching heights of more than 10 meters.
Mar 10, 2021 · FUKUSHIMA, Japan — After an earthquake and tsunami pummeled a nuclear plant about 12 miles from their home, Tomoko Kobayashi and her husband joined the evacuation and left their Dalmatian behind,...
Aug 23, 2023 · Reuters. The 2011 earthquake was the most powerful ever recorded in Japan. On Thursday, Japan will release treated radioactive wastewater from its Fukushima nuclear power plant - the site of a...
Mar 10, 2021 · NEWS. Fukushima’s tragic legacy—radioactive soil, ongoing leaks, and unanswered questions. The ripple effects from one of the world’s worst nuclear catastrophes continue after a decade, with...
Mar 19, 2024 · Fukushima, ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is mostly mountainous, and settlement is concentrated in small interior basins and along the coast. Inawashiro Lake, 40 square miles (100 square km) in area, occupies the centre of the prefecture.
Mar 16, 2022 · March 16, 2022. Share full article. Here’s what we know: Two small tsunami waves hit the coast after the 7.3 earthquake. Millions were without power. Three hours after the quake there were no...
