ABSTRACT

On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the largest earthquake in its history, causing massive loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure. This book discusses governmental and civilian responses to the emergency and summarizes and critically analyzes the natural events and human shortcomings responsible for the failure of the Fukushima rea

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|6 pages

The Earthquake

chapter 3|6 pages

The Tsunami

chapter 4|12 pages

Fukushima Nuclear Reactor

chapter 5|20 pages

Radiation Releases

chapter 6|22 pages

Radiation Monitoring

chapter 7|18 pages

Radiation Effects

chapter 8|8 pages

Mitigation and Remediation

chapter 10|2 pages

Concluding Remarks