Nuclear plants don't blow up like atomic bombs do because they do not reach 'critical mass' levels where an uncontrolled chain reaction occurs. They DO however get so hot the fuel rods holding the radioactive pellets melt -- that's why they are water cooled. No coolant = no heat control the reactor heats to 1000 degrees and melts into a pool of radioactive sludge that settles into the bottom of the containment vessel. At that point you can have hydrogen gas buildup and explosions but they are chemical not nuclear. They will be using robotic cleaners for a long time at Fukusima.
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.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster took place on March 11, 2011, in Okuma, Fukushima, Japan.
It happened on March 11th, 2011 at 2:46 local time.
The Fukushima nuclear power plant is a complex of six nuclear reactors located in Fukushima, Japan. It experienced a severe nuclear disaster in March 2011 after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake caused meltdowns in three of its reactors, releasing a significant amount of radioactive material into the environment.
Construction for the Fukushima Daiichi plant began on July 25, 1967. The first reactor to go on line was Unit 1, commissioned on March 26, 1971. At the time of the meltdowns, the plant had been in operation for almost 40 years.
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.
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.
No, the tsunami did not trigger a nuclear blast. The nuclear blast at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan was caused by a loss of cooling functionality due to the earthquake which occurred before the tsunami.
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.
Fukushima
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.
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.
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.
The tsunami on 11 March 2011 caused damage and ultimately shutdown of three nuclear reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant complex in Japan. Residents within a 20 km (12 mi) radius of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant were requested to evacuate during the accident.
Fukushima is the name of a prefecture on Honshu Island, the largest island of Japan. It is also the name of a city in the prefecture. Fukushima became well known to many people because of a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which is in Fukushima Prefecture.
Fukushima Daiichi uses Uranium-235, at a slightly enriched ratio of about 5%.
Fukushima Power Plant