Fukushima Daiichi Great Disasters

The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami brought unspeakable devastation to Japan, but they were only part of the story. A third disaster followed when the first two cut off power to one of the world's largest nuclear power plants. Now a race was on to contain the meltdown and save the country.

Drawing heavily from eyewitness accounts, I'll tell the story of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.

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