Collection of weblinks to content of ETSON members regarding the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima accident

09 Mar 2021

On Friday 11 March 2011 the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan occurred near the East coast of the Japanese main island Honshū. The earthquake and especially the following tsunami devastated big areas in Eastern Japan and caused enormous destruction and claimed the lives of approx. 20.000 people. The subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident is a human and technical tragedy, which worsened the situation of many inhabitants – about 150.000 people had to be evacuated and were pulled out of their homes, some of them cannot return even today.

The members of ETSON informed the public during the accident and monitored the events and its aftermaths. Within the respective activities the support of the national regulators with the newly developed stress tests should be emphasised. Other contributions include e. g. the participation in national and international research and development projects.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, several members of ETSON published a variety of texts which deal with different topics related to the event and its implications. A compilation of texts you can find in the list below.

GRS

10 Years of Fukushima Part 1: Accident sequence - Milestones of a disaster

10 Years of Fukushima Part II: Radiological consequences

10 Years of Fukushima Part 3: Dismantling

10 Years of Fukushima Part 4: The Water

10 Years of Fukushima Part 5: Lessons Learned

When things get serious – Germany's INES officer interviewed on the nuclear accident at Fukushima

Piecing together the accident sequence – Interview with the Containment Department Head of GRS

Searching for clues – Interview with the GRS radiation protection supervisor on the radiological consequences of Fukushima

IRSN

Fukushima, ten years later

Kotoba, Dialogues in Fukushima