Kawatsuma, "Emergency response to the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants using mobile rescue robots," Journal of Field Robotics, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 44-63, 2013.Nagatani, K.; Kiribayashi, S.; Okada, Y.; Otake, K.; Yoshida, K.; Tadokoro, S.; Nishimura, T.;...
Whether we keep the plants closed or restart them, we need to keep the knowledge about nuclear power generation up to date to keep the nuclearpower technologyalive. One of the reasons is because we have to perform the postprocessing of theFukushima nuclear accident. Another is, even if we ...
No one had anticipated a nuclear accident of this magnitude, and no one was prepared for the ensuing crisis. There was not enough drinking water, baby food, diapers, medicine, and other essentials. People did not have enough fuel to travel long distances, yet they tried to flee by car ...
This chapter discusses the impact of the nuclear accident on Japanese energy and climate policies. Section 10.1 focuses on the impact on the future of Japan's energy sector. The earlier subsections discuss the impact on the energy and power system, and point out the importance of Demand ...
The Fukushima nuclear accident was rated by Japanese authorities as level 4. However, Zhao urged Japan and potentially affected countries to keep alert about the possible implications from aftershocks and take preventive measures. "The damaged reactors are vulnerable to any further shocks," Zhao said...
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Radiocarbon Releases from the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Accident received: 12 May 2016 accepted: 21 October 2016 Published: 14 November 2016 Sheng Xu1,2, Gordon T. Cook1, Alan J. Cresswell1,2, Elaine Dunbar1, Stewart P. H. T. ...
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident caused serious radiocesium (Cs) contamination of the soil in multiple terrestrial ecosystems. Soil is a complex system where minerals, organic matter, and microorganisms interact with each other; therefore, an improved understanding of the interactions ...
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the problematic Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is determined to discharge contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear accident into the Pacific Ocean, Japan's state broadcaster NHK reported Friday. TEPCO plans to begin a g...
the impact of natural factors such as earthquakes and tsunamis, a large amount of radioactive material leaked out because of chemical explosion in the Fukushima nuclear power plant.The nuclear leakage has reached the level of Chernobyl accident, and the level of Fukushima nuclear accident is seven...
Fukushima AccidentExtreme WeatherFollowing the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan gradually shut down all its nuclear power plants, causing a country-wide power shortage. In response, the governdoi:10.2139/ssrn.3451021He, GuojunTanaka, TakanaoSocial Science Electronic Publishing...