Fukushima nuclear accident - Wikipedia
The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, which began on 11 March 2011.
Fukushima accident | Summary, Date, Effects, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 25, 2024 · Fukushima accident, disaster that occurred in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi (‘Number One’) nuclear power plant on the Pacific coast of northern Japan, which was caused …
Fukushima Prefecture - Wikipedia
Fukushima Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast at the southernmost part of the Tōhoku region, and is home to Lake Inawashiro, the fourth-largest lake in Japan. Fukushima …
Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant? - BBC
Aug 23, 2023 · At the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the gigantic wave surged over coastal defences and flooded the reactors, sparking a major disaster. Authorities set up an exclusion …
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident | IAEA
Jan 12, 2024 · After the announcement of its basic policy in April 2021 to discharge the treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea, the Government of Japan …
Fukushima nuclear plant disaster: Japan marks 13-year …
Mar 11, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were …
Fukushima Timeline: How an Earthquake Triggered Japan’s ... - HISTORY
Mar 5, 2021 · Fukushima Daiichi Nucler Power Plant seen the day after an 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11, 2011 off the coast of north-eastern Japan.
Fukushima | Disaster, Nuclear, Tsunami, Map, & Explosion
Jan 3, 2025 · Fukushima, ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is mostly mountainous, and settlement is concentrated in small interior basins and …
Causes and effects of the Fukushima nuclear accident - Britannica
Fukushima accident, also called Fukushima nuclear accident or Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, Nuclear accident at the Tokyo Electric and Power Co. (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi …
Fukushima nuclear disaster | March 11, 2011 | HISTORY
Jan 27, 2021 · On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan causes massive devastation, and the ensuing tsunami decimates the Tōhoku region of northeastern …