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Actually, at the time this question was written, the plant had already undergone three explosions.
According to the New York Times, nuclear fuel was thrown about 1.6 km (1 mile) from the plant, and the ground in the are was made radioactive.
The reactor containment vessels failed sufficiently to leak large amounts of radioactive material into the sea. Later the water coming from the reactors and spent fuel pools was contained in storage tanks.
Windborn radioactive material has been carried to various places near the plant, requiring about 100000 people to be evacuated.
You should understand, however, that the explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi plant were not nuclear in nature, even though they did through radioactive material around. They were caused when an air-hydrogen mix in the reactor buildings ignited and exploded.
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What is the Fukushima Power Plant?
There are two Fukushima power plants. Both are in the prefecture of Fukushima, Japan. The plant you have in mind is probably the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which experienced a series of meltdowns after an earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. The other is the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant.
What does dai-ichi in Fukushima mean?
Dai-ichi, or Daiichi, means first. There are two Fukushima power plants, both of which are run by the Tokyo Electric Power Company. The names are Fukushima Daiichi, meaning the first Fukushima plant, and Fukushima Daini, meaning the second plant.
What happens to hydrogen when it explodes?
It explodes
Where did fukushima happen?
Fukushima is not an event that happened, it is a place, a prefecture, or district, in Japan. There are two Fukushima nuclear power plants. The plant where the accident took place, Fukushima Daiichi, is located in Okuma, Fukushima, Japan.
Timeline of the power plant in fukushima?
There is a link below to a timeline for the accident at Fukushima Daiichi.
Where is the Fukushima power plant?
There are two Fukushima nuclear power plants, both of which are in the Fukushima district on the east coast. Fukushima Daiichi, where the meltdowns happened, is at a town called Okuma. Fukushima Daini, is at a town called Naraha.
Where is Japans' nuclear plant that has a leak?
Fukushima
What was the Fukushima nuclear power plant?
meow
When was Fukushima nuclear plant built?
Construction for the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant started the 25th of July, 1967. The plant was built by Kajima Construction Corporation, Ltd. This is a Japanese construction company. Founded in 1840. Fukushima I was fully operational in the year 1971.
What is the location of Fukushima?
Fukushima is the name of a prefecture, or district, about 200 km north of Tokyo. It is also the name of a city. The Fukushima Daiichi power plant, in Okuma, Fukushima, Japan, was the site of nuclear meltdowns.
How did the Fukushima nuclear power plant work?
like any power plant
What fuel is used in the fukushima nuclear plant?
Fukushima Daiichi uses Uranium-235, at a slightly enriched ratio of about 5%.
