The Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred on Friday 11, March 2011, it happened after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake, which caused units 1, 2 and 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to shut down. Units 4 and 5 have already been shut down previously for outages. Emergency diesel generators were providing for the emergency core cooling systems until the tsunami hit and shut those down also. The steam-driven reactor core isolation cooling systems and high-pressure coolant injection system provide cooling to units 1, 2 and 3. Evacuation order is also dispatched to people within 3km of the power plant. A few days later a hydrogen explosion occurs at unit 3 due to lack of batteries which resulted in the failure to cool the reactors. The damage and fuel is exposed to the atmosphere. Radiation skyrockets in the next few weeks and the damage is enormous.
At a time the prime minister even said that he was afraid that the country might collapse and he revealed that Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Plant Company) considered to abandon the power plant after it was hit by the tsunami. The first week of the disaster tepco saw that the fuel rods had melted which crippled the coolers and thought that it was going to be a disaster, therefore considering to pull out the staff and “leaving it to fate”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBkrIgJUWLk
Life changed after the disaster, people had to wear masks and carry umbrellas all the time. Alot of homes have been destroyed and the property also. Japan has suffered from this catastrophe but they stay strong and will continue to rebuild until everything is like it was before.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/09/fukushima-japan-nuclear-disaster-aftermath
http://www.oecd-nea.org/press/2011/NEWS-04.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/08/fukushima-nuclear-disaster-pm-japan
There was a lot of information that i had not discovered on my search during my Fukushima blog and i found out a lot o fspecific information. i noticed you said that people of japan wore masks after this disaster happened as a caution just in case it were to explode. However, although this is probably true, most japanese/chinese countries wear these masks all year round so as not to get sick, the culture has always been that way, not just for the possibility of a nuclear reactor exploding, but for the possibility of catching a common cold (i know it sounds outrageous) but it is true, you can even see it in our own boston Chinatown. However i liked your visuals on your blog and the information i recieved from you was told in a very easy to understand way.
Hey Darwin,
I liked your blog, though I didn’t understand the purpose of the second picture. It doesn’t seem to relate too much to the disaster, and only seems to cause worry to the uninformed. Other than that, I thought your facts were accurate.
Thanks,
Bijan Adams
Darwin,
I found your blog amusing as it was educational. Not only did you provide essential information about the nuclear disaster, but you conveyed your ideas brilliantly through your visualizations. I found your style of writing extremely comprehensible and at the same time accurate. Good job man!