The Fukushima nuclear accident was classified as level 7 of the INES Scale by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Fukushima Sunday, 13-3-2011.

The radius around the nuclear power plant was extended to evacuate the population to 20km. Fukushima Daiichi Accident (Updated May 2020) Following a major earthquake, a 15-metre tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors, causing a nuclear accident on 11 March 2011. Nuclear power energy was a national strategic priority in Japan. 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 by a severe earthquake and powerful series of tsunami waves and was the second worst nuclear power accident in history. Nuclear power has become an important energy alternative for natural-resource poor Japan to limit dependence on imported energy. As of February 2019, of the 54 nuclear reactors in Japan, there were 42 operable reactors but only 9 reactors in 5 power plants were actually operating. This facility was established to provide Tokaimura's electricity and nuclear fuel conversion needs. All three cores largely melted in the first three days.
After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of 11 March, the cooling systems for three … Prior to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Japan had generated 30% of its electrical power from nuclear reactors and planned to increase that share to 40%. Serious nuclear power plant accidents include the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (2011), the Chernobyl disaster (1986), the Three Mile Island accident (1979), and the SL-1 accident (1961). Nuclear power accidents in Japan; Date Location Description Fatalities Cost (in millions … The number three reactor of Fukushima Daiichi suffered a hydrogen explosion. Nuclear power accidents can involve loss of life and large monetary costs for remediation work. Tokaimura's location and available land space made it an ideal investment for nuclear power production.