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TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident in 2011

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Status

The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on 11 March, 2011. A massive earthquake triggered tsunami which damaged the coastal areas of the Tohoku District, including Fukushima Prefecture.

Damage at the Power Station

Earthquake Damage

  • The Earthquake triggered the emergency stop of the operating reactors(1 - 3)
  • Emergency power supplies were triggered, starting fuel cooling operations for reactors 1-6

Tsunami Damage

  • Tsunami caused flooding of the emergency power supplies including batteries, which lead to a loss of power for reactors 1-5
  • Fuel melted in reactors 1-3 and radioactive substances were released into the air
  • Hydrogen explosions caused damage to the buildings containing reactors 1, 3, and 4.
  • Cooling function was lost for the spent fuel pools of reactors 1-6.

Photo:Power Station struck by tsunami
Power Station struck by tsunami

Damage Response

  • Fuel in Reactors 1-3 were cooled using water injection, and reached a stable condition
  • Reactor 5 resumed cooling operations using the emergency power facilities of Reactor 6.
  • Cooling of the spent fuel pools was resumed using pumping vehicles and other temporary equipment.

Fukushima Daiichi NPS - Situation after Tsunami Disaster

Reactor
No.
Operational
Condition
Reactor fuel
(Unit:rod)
Fuel in Pool
(Unit:rod)
ACPower
Source
DC Power
Source
Emergency AC
Power Source
1Operating400392UnusableUnusableUnusable
2Operating548615UnusableUnusableUnusable
3Operating548566UnusablePartially
usable
Unusable
4Suspended01,535UnusableUnusableUnusable
5Suspended548994UnusableUsableUnusable
6Suspended764940UnusableUsableUsable

The site shortly after the accident 

Fukushima Daiichi NPS (March 2011)

Current situation of units

No 3

Reactor decommissioning operations are currently underway for Units 1-6 at the Fukushima Diichi NPS
(As of September 2017)

Temperatures inside containment vessel air conditioners

  • Reactor temperatures are stable at below 45℃  

        Real-time data :  Parameters related to the plants at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (TEPCO webwite)

Temperatures of reactors

Amount of radio cesium per hour dispersed from nuclesr reactor buildings

  • Concentrations of radioactive substances are being monitored and no signs of recriticality have been observed.

radioactive cesium


Current Situation(2017)of the site of Fukushima Daiichi NPS

1F site

Marine monitoring

TEPCO is conducting marine monitoring in order to confirm the impact on the environment caused by the radioactive substances released from the F1NPS. There are also many measures in place for the processing and reduction of contaminated water.

TEPCO is making efforts to confirm the environmental impact of radioactive substances released from the F1NPS

  • Radiation levels inside and outside the power station are being measured.
  • In spite of the leak of contaminated water, no significant increase in radiation levels has been observed outside the port.
  • Radiation levels of sea water are well below standards for drinking water set by WHO.

Image : Marine monitoring 1

Image : Marine monitoring 2

*Total beta activity includes naturally occurring radionuclides such as K-40.

 

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