TOKYO, April 9, 2011: First come the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and then has sparked an ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukeshima Daiichi nuclear plants, finally the damaged reactors were under control almost a month after disasters- hit in.
A massive earthquake and tsunami off the coast of northeastern Japan that occurred at 2.46 p.m. on March, 11 was the greatest natural disaster in Japan’s recorded history.
The Japanese National Police Agency has confirmed that had 12,431 deaths, 2869 injured and 15,153 people missing, as well as over 125,000 buildings damaged or destroyed.
The earthquake and tsunami caused extensive and severe structural damage in Japan, including heavy damage to roads and railways as well as fires in many areas and a dam collapse.
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| The March 11 earthquake and tsunami caused extensive structural damage in Japan. |
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| A lot of building damaged after the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11 |
The first nuclear power plant in Fukushima I and II reactors were automatically shut down following the earthquake but for the cooling reactors and the entire emergency generators stop running cannot continue to cool the nuclear reactor.
The first nuclear power plant releases radioactive steam on Saturday, the day after the biggest quake, while the second nuclear power plant will also release water vapor.
Top government spokesman Yukio Edano said it was highly likely a partial meltdown had occurred at the plant’s No. 1 reactor, and a second was possible at the plant 250 km northeast of Tokyo.
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| Japanese authorities said the nuclear reactor cooling system was failed |
A meltdown occurs when a reactor core overheats and causes damage to the facility, potentially unleashing radiation into the environment.
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| Japanese faced the radiation threat at an earthquake- crippled nuclear plant after the cooling system failed at a second reactor in the first Fukeshima Daiichi nuclear power plants. |
On April 6, 2011, Japan stopped highly radioactive water leaking into the sea from a crippled nuclear plant. --CNN
