On 11 March 2011, a major nuclear accident started at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan. The direct cause was the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which …

May 28, 2026 · 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 …

Mar 9, 2026 · Fifteen years later, the lived experience of people resettling the evacuation zone reveals an ongoing disaster at Fukushima—one filled with radioactive hot spots, injustices, and stigma.

Jun 11, 2026 · Following a major earthquake, a 15-metre tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors, causing a nuclear accident beginning on 11 March 2011. All …

First commissioned in 1971, the plant consists of six boiling water reactors. These light water reactors [2] drove electrical generators with a combined power of 4.7 GWe, making Fukushima Daiichi one of …

Aug 23, 2023 · At the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the gigantic wave surged over coastal defences and flooded the reactors, sparking a major disaster. Authorities set up an exclusion zone which grew …

Apr 16, 2024 · Learn about the Fukushima radiation emergency and what to do if another disaster occurs.

Mar 11, 2026 · Fifteen years ago, Fukushima, Japan, was home to one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. Today, some places in the region look just as they did in the immediate aftermath of that …

As facilities are yet to be decommissioned and nuclear material remains on-site, the IAEA will be required to implement safeguards at the Fukushima Daiichi site well into the future.

Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea.