Is there still an exclusion zone in Fukushima?
TOMIOKA, Japan (AP) — Part of the town of Tomioka, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is still a no-go zone 10 years after a meltdown sent radioactive fallout over the area. It remains closed after the rest of the town in northeastern Japan was reopened in 2017.
Is Fukushima still recovering?
TOKYO (AP) — Ten years after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s northeastern coast, triggering meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, much has been achieved in disaster-hit areas but they are still recovering. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake was one of the strongest temblors on record.
What was worse Chernobyl or Fukushima?
Chernobyl had a higher death toll than Fukushima While evaluating the human cost of a nuclear disaster is a difficult task, the scientific consensus is that Chernobyl outranks its counterparts as the most damaging nuclear accident the world has ever seen.
What is a level 7 nuclear meltdown?
7. Major accident. Impact on people and environment: Major release of radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation of planned and extended countermeasures.
How long was Hiroshima unlivable?
“I was dumbfounded with the destruction before me,” he wrote. At the city center near where the bomb exploded, only the skeletons of three concrete buildings were still standing. It was being said, he reported, that Hiroshima might remain uninhabitable for 75 years.
Where is the Nuclear Exclusion Zone in Japan?
Many people now know “Fukushima” as the nuclear disaster area but this “Fukushima” is not the same as Fukushima prefecture or Fukushima city. As you can see the picture above, the nuclear exclusion zone is located only in the middle east of Fukushima prefecture. The magnitude 9.0-9.1 earthquake hit really hard and affected widely around the area.
Is the Route 6 through the exclusion zone open?
Route 6 runs north to south through the zone and is open to public traffic. At first it feels like we could be on any road in semi-rural Japan: white on blue road signs, traffic lights, advertising billboards. But Karin points out the fencing blocking every little side path from the road.
How big is the red zone in Japan?
While the evacuation order has been lifted in outlying areas, the red zone still covers 371 square kilometres. Route 6 runs north to south through the zone and is open to public traffic. At first it feels like we could be on any road in semi-rural Japan: white on blue road signs, traffic lights, advertising billboards.