The fukushima nuclear plant
The plant before the Tsunami...
Fukushima was a quiet rural region of Japan, renowned for its green mountains, hot springs and sweet summer peaches.
Today, however, the Fukushima region, in northeast Japan, has more sinister associations: it has achieved global notoriety as home to one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters in modern history.
Japan was devistated by the powerful earthquake and tsunami which severly damaged the nuclear plant when it's reactors over heated causing both national and global concerns for safety.
Despite the passing of time, the nation remains far from recovered, as it continues to struggle not only with reconstructing the damaged regions – but also in dealing with the nuclear fallout triggered by the disaster.
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, 150 miles northeast of Tokyo, damaged by the earthquake and tsunami with its crucial cooling systems knocked out, resulting in a series of explosions, meltdowns - and the world’s worst nuclear accident in 25 years.
Today, however, the Fukushima region, in northeast Japan, has more sinister associations: it has achieved global notoriety as home to one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters in modern history.
Japan was devistated by the powerful earthquake and tsunami which severly damaged the nuclear plant when it's reactors over heated causing both national and global concerns for safety.
Despite the passing of time, the nation remains far from recovered, as it continues to struggle not only with reconstructing the damaged regions – but also in dealing with the nuclear fallout triggered by the disaster.
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, 150 miles northeast of Tokyo, damaged by the earthquake and tsunami with its crucial cooling systems knocked out, resulting in a series of explosions, meltdowns - and the world’s worst nuclear accident in 25 years.