To somewhat oversimplify, and keep it to one sentence: The tsunami destroyed electrical hookup to the pumps that constantly send cooling water to the reactors.
Toshimitsu Motegi is the Minister in Charge of the Response to the Economic Impact Caused by the Nuclear Accident for Japan.
There was a big earthquake that caused a huge tsunami, and their nuclear generators are overheating, if they explode, japan will be gassed with nuclear waste.
no it was caused by the tectonic plates the nuclear plant disaster happened because of the earthquake
The tsunami wiped out almost all of Japan knocking down many buildings such as skyscrapers and nuclear power plants that were operating in Japan. The tsunami destroyed the nuclear power plants and radiation leaked out which caused a raging panic among the people of Japan.
The nuclear bomb was developed during World War II to bring a swift end to the conflict by forcing Japan to surrender. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to Japan's surrender, ultimately ending the war in the Pacific.
The pumps that were supposed to keep the nuclear reactors cool failed to work because the earthquake broke them
There are arguments about where to store the waste. (APEX)
the cause of the melt down of the reactors in japan is the water that is needed to cool down the reactors
It caused alot of damage to Japan, especially since it damaged a nuclear reactor that spread radiaton all around the world.
It might, if we eventually manage to harness nuclear fusion. Nuclear fission is fraught with problems, especially the disposal of nuclear waste.
The high temperatures created by the nuclear fuel rods led to the buildup of hydrogen gas which ignited.
Japan has no nuclear weapons.