Fukushima Nuclear Effects

This caused reactors 1 through 3 to go into a meltdown and it created a situation where Japan was on the brink of a major environmental disaster. To fully understand the different events there will be a focus on: factors that caused the meltdown, why this did not impact the other three reactors, the consequences, who is responsible and how these incidents can be prevented in the future. Together, these elements will highlight the underlying effects of this disaster and its impact on the region. ("Fukushima Accident")

(Events of Fukushima Nuclear disaster) The Fukushima Nuclear disaster had many effects on the environment and health, some of its effects on the health are, infection of skin and that is mainly caused because of radiation and chemicals in the water after the incident and little supply of clean water, it also impacted the citizens physiologically (mainly the mothers, kids and workers) who might have diseases as anxiety and depression, problems in pregnancy, related to deficiency of iodine in the body, and some hormones not functioning properly, all these causes might lead to still birth, and miscarriage and finally, radiation syndrome which is caused because of the release of massive amounts of radiation, spread of cancer (as thyroid cancer) because of radiation, and ascend of genetic inheritable diseases As in Diagram 2 (Health Concerns in Fukushima), we can signify that the percentages of cancer increased highly because of the disaster in comparison to nowadays and especially between people of ages (1month-20years)

When an 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan on March 11th, 2011, it was the first of a series of horrific events that Japan would be forced to endure. Many homes, families, properties, and belongings were lost on that day. And when the tsunami rolled over the island, many believed that it was over for them. Not only had people’s lives been put in disarray and desolation, but there had not even been simple necessities available. Food. Water. Communications. And electricity. When the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant had been hit by the earthquake and tsunami, the reactors were shut down and so was the electricity. Over the course of months the reactors suffered, extreme heat, fires, hydrogen explosions, and radiation exposures. At the time,

When the tsunami caused by the Tohoku earthquake caused the reactors to automatically shut down, build-up of hydrogen pressure began inside, and would eventually cause an explosion. The reactors, at the same time, were overheating, and the facility had tried to cool it off with local water. This did not prove to be successful, and the extreme heat, mixed with the high air pressure, set off a series of explosions. The explosions, along with steam leaks from the reactors, sent radiation all over the surrounding area. This had caused the government to issue a twelve mile evacuation radius around the power plant, and no-one was allowed into the area. Today, some parts of Fukushima are opening back up, and are being deemed safe to live in, five years after the

Recently, the deserted Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has been emanating an alarming amount of radiation. Kyodo of Japan Times reported that the radiation reading has reached its highest level since its emergence in March 2011 (Kyodo, 2017). As a result, there is a greater presence of air and water pollution in Fukushima that could easily spread to surrounding areas. Therefore, it seems appropriate that in an interview with the Washington Post, radio-ecology expert Tom Hinton stated Fukushima is “an area that is among the most radioactively contaminated in the world” (as cited in Andrews, 2016). This resurgence has generated conspiracy theories, false maps and, interestingly, little news coverage. While many across different continents

However, compared to other similar natural catastrophes, what made the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami uniquely disastrous was the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.8 The effects of this accident are still seen today— removal of massive volumes of radioactive water is

On the morning of April 26, 1986, a nuclear reactor in Chernobyl, Russia exploded, changing the lives of the residents and workers living in Chernobyl forever. This explosion is considered the worst nuclear accident in history. The huge outburst was created by “A power surge [that] caused fuel in the reactor to overheat, resulting in a steam explosion and fire.” Not only was this devastating to so many people, but the fallout coming from the damaged reactor also resulted in high levels of radiation that dangerously impacted the environment and its surrounding area. Even today, thirty years later, traces of radiation still permeate everything living and nonliving around Chernobyl, resulting in major deformations in plants and animals. In the books, The Truth About Chernobyl by Grigori Medvedev and Voices From Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich, the authors describe their views of the accident.

Fukushima Japan is the biggest nuclear disaster and only the second disaster to give off a level seven on the

In 2011, a tragic calamity has shocked the entire world. The radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant were released due to the consequent tsunami caused by the the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. Massive amount of radioactive sewage flowed into Pacific Ocean and Japanese sea. Substantial number of dangerous substances were transmitted through air. The radioactive substances not only devastated the environment, but also severely jeopardized the health of all the creatures ranging from Japan to North America. Uncountable innocent marine animals mutated and died, which led to

Not only did the quakes, tsunami, and radiation damage cause people both directly and indirectly involved to have negative health issues, the damage of the plant had extreme long term effects on the entire world. The disruption in Japan led to a freeze in generating new nuclear power plant development. This was a major issue in the West, but overall, the Fukushima disaster caused mass hysteria, public anxiety, and broke the confidence in the idea of nuclear power worldwide. This is still an issue today, and people are continuously trying to regain a hold in expanding nuclear

On April 27th, exactly 30 years ago, the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine, played forth as we know it today. Many believe the fault and cause of the accident had many results. (Burlakova, Elena B.) Many elements played a part in this great nuclear disaster that lead to multiple deaths, many long term health effects in humans and wildlife, and ultimately still causing issues to this day.

First a look at the effects on the biosphere, or all parts of the living earth. Life on earth was, and still is, dramatically affected by the disaster of Fukushima. The dangerous and harmful effects that hurt animals, marine life, and humans is observed and monitored both near and far from the

According to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) estimate of radioactivity releases, 520,000 terabecquerels (TBq) of iodine-131, caesium-134 and caesium-137 was released into the atmosphere between 12 and 31 March 2011.That affect the places nearby Fukushima immediately and those residents who live in Fukushima need to move away that may affect economic and society.On the other hand, The Fukushima Daiichi disaster caused radiation dust release to the different places like China, Hong Kong, Northern America, and Northern Europe. Even those places detected very little radiation like Iodine-131 and Caesium-137, those little radiations do not affect residents in other countries. But those information may cause residents who live in other countries afraid.

On March 11th, 2011, the northern section of Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, followed by a 15 meter tsunami, causing the death of over 15000 people. (Spacey) Even though the earthquake and the tsunami caused a tremendous amount of deaths in the northern region of Japan, the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant caused a severe damage to northern Japan’s ecosystem that people still cannot go back to their homes; despite it is 4 years after the disaster. After the earthquake, the tsunami destroyed the power supply used by Fukushima’s three nuclear power stations, causing severe levels of meltdown to be occurred inside the reactors in the timespan of 3 days. It was not until 2 weeks after the tragedy, when the reactors were finally stabilized, and took several months to approach what is called a “cold shutdown condition”, in which the fission in the reactors are completely stopped.(Fukushima A)

The earthquake made the nuclear leak, and the nuclear leak not only affected the human activities, but also affected the environment as well. The nuclear radiation affects the soil and the sea around the station. Many fish died and the sea was polluted.