A one stop briefing on Fukushima, 10 years on.
Posted: 10th March 2021
10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power’s greatest challenge Ten years ago, on March 11, 2011, the biggest recorded earthquake in Japanese history hit the country’s northeast coast. It was followed by a tsunami that travelled up to 6 miles (10 kilometres) inland, reaching heights of over 140 feet (43.3 meters) in some areas and sweeping entire towns away in seconds.
‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima Tens of thousands were evacuated after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, and many still worry about the risks of radiation.
How the 2011 tsunami destroyed Japan’s trust in nuclear power Japan’s struggle to clean up and decommission the plant provide regular reminders of the risks of nuclear power.
Ten years on from Fukushima, nuclear power continues to struggle with deeper problems We react to disaster compressed in timescale, in proportion. This is why COVID19 spurs emergency action but the slow-burn of fossil-fuel caused climate change doesn’t quite manage the same (among other things). It’s also partly why the spectre of nuclear meltdown is so salient.
A decade after Fukushima nuclear disaster, contaminated water symbolizes Japan’s struggles Beside the ruins of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, more than 1,000 huge metal tanks loom in silent testament to one of the worst nuclear disasters in history, the meltdown of three nuclear reactors 10 years ago this month.
Fukushima 10 Years On – An Overview Ten years have passed since the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and the subsequent disaster at the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This article outlines the current situation of the people impacted by this unprecedented nuclear disaster, the prospects (or lack thereof) for the decommissioning of the plant that caused the disaster, and the possibility of using this experience as an opportunity to phase out nuclear power in Japan.
TEPCO president vows to responsibly scrap Fukushima nuclear reactors The president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, has vowed to responsibly scrap the crippled reactors and revitalize the economies of its host communities ahead of the 10th anniversary of the accident.
Japan’s Green Future Requires Returning to Its Nuclear Past To meet its global climate commitments, Japan will need to restart almost every reactor it shuttered after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and then build more.
A teenager’s account of the Fukushima ordeal Suguru was also one of the plaintiffs in the Children’s Trial, and noted after the devastating dismissal, just days before the Fukushima disaster’s 10th anniversary, that “we cannot give up” and that “the court hasn’t issued a legitimate verdict.”
Fukushima Daiichi 2011-2021 The decontamination myth and a decade of human rights violations.
Australian uranium fuelled Fukushima The Fukushima disaster was fuelled by Australian uranium but lessons were not learned and the industry continues to fuel global nuclear insecurity with irresponsible uranium export policies.
It’s time to clean up. On the 10th anniversary of the Australian uranium-fuelled Fukushima nuclear disaster, it is time for a rethink on uranium Australia wide and for WA to look beyond mining towards rehabilitation.
France has underestimated impact of nuclear tests in French Polynesia, research finds France has consistently underestimated the devastating impact of its nuclear tests in French Polynesia in the 1960s and 70s, according to groundbreaking new research that could allow more than 100,000 people to claim compensation.