Laid bare. They are training, battling, dancing and diving into danger. I have worn plenty of protective suits in my time but they have a lwa ys suits in my time but they have always been to protect the environment from my body. This time, its different. Ive come to one of the most infamous locations on earth. Until 2011, few people had heard of the of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in North Eastern japan. Then the largest earthquake in japanese history japan. Then the largest earthquake injapanese history changed everything. The resulting tsunami killed more than 20,000 people. And the 14 killed more than 20,000 people. And the 1a metre wave overwhelmed fukushimas flood defences. Ironically, it was the power stations cooling system that was flooded and when it shut down, the radioactive fuel rods began to overheat and melt down. They reacted with the steam around them, feeling units one, two, three and four with hydrogen gas which then exploded. Billing. 6. 5 years on, the melted r
The most infamous locations on earth. Until 2011, few people had heard of the fukushima eui kyung shin Nuclear Plant in north east japan. Then, the largest earthquake in japanese history japan. Then, the largest earthquake injapanese history changed everything. The resulting tsunami killed more than 20,000 people. And the 14 killed more than 20,000 people. And the 1a metre wave overwhelmed fukushimas flood defences. Ironically, it was the power stations cooling system that was flooded and when it shut down, the radioactive fuel rods began to overheat and not down. They reacted with the steam around them, filling units one, two, three and four with hydrogen gas which then exploded. 6. 5 years on, the melted radio fuel remains somewhere inside these buildings. Humans cant go anywhere near that fuel and so robots are being used first to try and find it and eventually to remove it. And today we have been given rare access today we have been given rare access to the site to help us understa
Crucial work at devastated plant has been delayed for three years AYAKA OTAKA, Nikkei staff writer, May 31, 2024, TOKYO Trial removal of melted fuel rods at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will begin as early as August, Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings announced on Thursday, a critical step in a decommissioning process…
The Nuclear Regulation Authority has approved an extension of operations for the No. 3 and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co. s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.