Investigations into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
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Investigations into the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster (or Accident)[4] began on 11 March 2011 when a series of equipment failures, core melt and down, and releases of radioactive materials occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station from the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami on the same day.[5][6]
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Date | 11 March 2011 (2011-03-11) |
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Location | Futaba-machi and Okuma-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan |
Outcome | INES Level 7 (ratings by Japanese authorities as of 11 April)[1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 37 with physical injuries,[2] 2 workers taken to hospital with radiation burns[3] |
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