2011 Nuclear Disaster In Japan. After the 2011 tÅhoku earthquake and tsunami of 11 march the cooling systems for three reactors numbers 1 2 and 4 of the fukushima ii fukushima dai ni nuclear power plant were compromised due to damage from the tsunami. Many of those affected in.
11 of japan s 50 nuclear reactors were immediately closed after the disaster reducing the country s electricity generation by 40. The rest of japan has not after the nuclear catastrophe the nation s investment in renewable energy soared. Japan earthquake and tsunami severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern japan on march 11 2011 and killed at least 20 000 people.
Nuclear engineering international reported that all four units were successfully automatically shut down but emergency diesel generators at the site were out of order.
In september 2011 the nuclear damage compensation facilitation corporation started by working with tepco to compile a business plan for the next decade. On 14 june 2011 japan s cabinet passed the nuclear disaster compensation bill and a related budget to fund post tsunami reconstruction was also passed subsequently. Nuclear engineering international reported that all four units were successfully automatically shut down but emergency diesel generators at the site were out of order. Japan earthquake and tsunami severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern japan on march 11 2011 and killed at least 20 000 people.
