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Fukushima Daiichi (Unit 3 Reactor) | |
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General information | |
Status | Severely damaged |
Type | Reactor |
Location | Ōkuma and Futaba, Fukushima, Japan |
Coordinates | 37°25′17″N 141°1′57″E / 37.42139°N 141.03250°E |
Construction started | 28 December 1970[1] |
Completed | 10 October 1971[1] |
Opened | 27 March 1976[1] |
Closed | 19 May 2011 (shutdown)[1] |
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 (Unit 3) reactor, was 1 out of 4 reactors seriously affected during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (福島第一原子力発電所事故, Fukushima Dai-ichi) on 11 March 2011.[2][3] Overall, the plant had 6 separate boiling water reactors originally designed by General Electric (GE), and maintained by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). In the aftermath, Unit 3 experienced hydrogen gas explosions and suffered a partial meltdown, along with the other two reactors (1 & 2) in operation at the time the tsunami struck. Reactor 4 had been de-fueled while 5 and 6 were in cold shutdown for planned maintenance.[4]