Date | 11 March 2011 |
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Location | Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan |
Coordinates | 37°25′17″N 141°1′57″E / 37.42139°N 141.03250°E |
Outcome | INES Level 7 (ratings by Japanese authorities as of 11 April)[1][2] |
Non-fatal injuries | 37 with physical injuries,[3] 2 workers taken to hospital with possible radiation burns[4] |
External videos | |
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24 hours live camera for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster on YouTube, certified by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc. |
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (福島第一原子力発電所事故, Fukushima Dai-ichi ( ) genshiryoku hatsudensho jiko) was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns, and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011.[5][6] It is the largest nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.[7]
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