Is fukushima habitable
- how serious is fukushima
- how dangerous is fukushima now
- how dangerous is fukushima
- how bad is fukushima now
Is fukushima safe.
What happened at fukushima
Fukushima nuclear accident
2011 nuclear disaster in Japan
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The four damaged reactor buildings (from left: Units 4, 3, 2, and 1) on 16 March 2011. Hydrogen-air explosions in Units 1, 3, and 4 caused structural damage.[1] | |
| Date | 11 March 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-11) |
|---|---|
| Location | Ōkuma and Futaba, Fukushima, Japan |
| Coordinates | 37°25′17″N141°1′57″E / 37.42139°N 141.03250°E / 37.42139; 141.03250 |
| Outcome | International Nuclear Event Scale Level 7 (major accident) |
| Deaths | 1 suspected from radiation (lung cancer, 4 years later).[2][3] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 6 with cancer or leukemia,[4] 16 with physical injuries due to hydrogen explosions.[5] 2 workers hospitalized with radiation burns[6][7] |
| Displaced | 164,000+ local residents |