After March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

1 after march 2011

1.1 april 3, 2011
1.2 april 9, 2013
1.3 july 9, 2013
1.4 august 7, 2013
1.5 april 12, 2016
1.6 november 21, 2016

after march 2011

iaea experts @ fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant unit 4, 2013


april 3, 2011

2 bodies discovered in basement turbine room, because workers ran there during tsunami.

april 9, 2013

radioactive water leaked storage units, minimally contaminating soil , water nearby. leak controlled , stored in contained area. stored water continues require maintenance, until ultimate purification.

july 9, 2013

tepco officials reported radioactive caesium 90 times higher 3 days prior (july 6), , may spread pacific ocean. tepco reported caesium-134 levels in water measured @ 9 kilobecquerel per liter, 150 times legal level, while caesium-137 measured @ 18 kilobecquerel per liter, 200 times permitted level.

august 7, 2013

japanese officials said highly radioactive water leaking fukushima daiichi pacific ocean @ rate of 300 tons (about 272 metric tons) per day. japanese prime minister shinzo abe ordered government officials step in.

april 12, 2016

melted reactors being cooled down 300 tonnes of water each day.

november 21, 2016

in november 2016, 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off northeast coast of japan, causing 1m tsunami hit fukishima plant. cooling system spent nuclear fuel temporarily stopped.