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ISIS Coverage of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

ISIS technical reports, analysis and satellite imagery illustrating the events and consequences of the March 11, 2011 magnitude 9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the north of Japan severely damaging the four reactor units of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. In addition to the physical damage to the reactor buildings, the plant also lost all power and ability to cool the reactor cores and spent fuel ponds resulting in the worst nuclear disaster in history since Chernobyl.

 

Characterizing the Crisis at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
David Albright and Christina Walrond
April 1, 2011

Fukushima Crisis: Unmonitored Releases Preliminary Assessment of Accident Sequences and Potential Atmospheric Radiation Releases
David Albright, Paul Brannan, and Christina Walrond
March 31, 2011

New March 18 Satellite Image of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Site in Japan
March 18, 2011

New Satellite Image of Fukushima Nuclear Site From March 17, 2011
March 17, 2011

New Satellite Image of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Site in Japan From March 16, 2011
March 16, 2011

ISIS Statement on Events at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Site in Japan
March 15, 2011

Satellite Image Shows Damage to Reactor Buildings at Fukushima Daiichi Complex After Explosions
March 14, 2011

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