The 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident
How and Why It Happened

A definitive account of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident written by committee members of the official Japanese Government investigation panel

Yotaro Hatamura (Author), Seiji Abe (Author), Masao Fuchigami (Author), Naoto Kasahara (Author), Kenji Iino (Author)

9780081001189, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 26 November 2014

220 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.3 kg

In March 2011 the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP) in Japan was hit by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami which resulted in the release of significant amounts of radioactive material. The incident led to the suspension of nuclear programmes by a number of countries. This book provides a definitive account of the accident.

1. The Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant accident 2. The Fukushima nuclear power plant accident: the main sequence of events 3. The response of central and local government agencies to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident 4. The response of the plant owner/operator (TEPCO) to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident 5. Evacuation and decontamination in response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident 6. Learning from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident 7. The future of nuclear power generation after the Fukushima accident

Subject Areas: Nuclear power & engineering [THK], Natural disasters [RNR], Nuclear issues [RNQ], Health & safety issues [KNXC], Nuclear power industries [KNBN]