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Fukushima was caused by the decision to build on top of a known earthquake zone ..
by NickHaflinger 11y ago
Fukushima was caused by the decision to build on top of a known earthquake zone ..
- astrange 11y agoFukushima was caused by the most powerful Japanese earthquake in recorded history, followed by a tsunami that you'd need to build a 10-meter wall around the entire island to avoid. And the only people who died were plant workers trapped in the basement.
- caf 11y agoThere's also still a 20km exclusion zone, apparently to remain in place for 30 years. http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/oct/11/radioactive-wreckage-inside-fukushimas-nuclear-exclusion-zone-in-pictures http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/oct/11/...
- alexeckermann 11y agoThat assertion is incorrect. There were other Nuclear Power Plants that were closer to the Tōhoku earthquake epicentre and just as affected by the proceeding tsunami. Of note is the Onagawa NPP which was used as a refuge to house residents (in the site gymnasium) during the event. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onagawa_Nuclear_Power_Plant#2011 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onagawa_Nuclear_Power_Plant#20...] To say that the plants construction in an earthquake prone environment, solely, would inevitably lead to the incident is false. Just like with most incidents (e.g aircraft) it is a compound of faults but most importantly obtuse human error and/or mishandling.