Decommissioning Fukushima 2021: Ten Years on from the Nuclear Accident

Overview

A decade on from its triple core meltdown, we take stock of the mammoth task of decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, an undertaking fraught with both technical and social challenges. The Japanese government maintains the process will take up to 40 years, but the schedule has already been revised 5 times, with pivotal elements postponed. Meanwhile, as people return to their homes in surrounding areas, disposal of unprecedented volumes of radioactive waste has become a point of contention between residents and the government. We look back on the 10 years since the nuclear disaster and explore the choices that will shape Fukushima's future.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 30, 2021

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

NHK World-Japan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

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