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Fukushima 10 years on – an overview

Peace Boat 7th March 2021 Ten years have passed since the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and the subsequent disaster at the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

This article outlines the current situation of the people impacted by this unprecedented nuclear
disaster, the prospects (or lack thereof) for the decommissioning of the  plant that caused the disaster, and the possibility of using this experience as an opportunity to phase out nuclear power in Japan.

https://peaceboat.org/english/news/fukushima-10-years-on-an-overview

March 9, 2021 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general