Tag: tsunami
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Fukushima Long Term Population Displacement
Imagine evacuating your home during an emergency, then not being able to return… for 20 years. That’s pretty much was some Japanese citizens are facing after the Fukushima Daichi disaster. It’s a huge social and economic issue, and something that is not easily solved.
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Japan’s Nuclear Exclusion Zone
Excellent series of photos depicting the exclusion zone around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. The exclusion zone is still evacuated, and most things inside the zone are exactly as they were when abandoned following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Japan’s nuclear exclusion zone from The Big Picture. The Big Picture…
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Japanese Tsunami Debris Crossing the Pacific
Tons of debris washed out to see during the Japanese Tsunami in March is slowly (slowly) crossing the Pacific, and may eventually wind up on US beaches. Models are showing landfall on Midway in early 2012, with Hawaii following later in 2013. The mainland US may see debris in 2015 or 2016. You have…
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Fukushima Preliminary After-Action Findings
The IAEA recently released a report on preliminary findings on the nuclear power plant (NPP) accidents immediately following the Great East Japan Earthquake, or the Tohoku Earthquake. The report is interesting reading in general, but I found several points of interest. First, the maximum height of the resulting tsunami was 38.9 meters. Let me do…
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Nuclear Power Plant Issues in Japan
There are three nuclear power plants (NPPs) that were damaged or disrupted during Friday’s 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. One of these, Fukushima Daiichi, is still having some issues, while the other two seems to have stabilized. Much of the information coming out about the problems at this plant seems contradictory, out of date, or…
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