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Accident rating of the Fukushima nuclear accident
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (福島第一原子力発電所事故, Fukushima Dai-ichi (pronunciationⓘ) genshiryoku hatsudensho jiko) was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns, and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011.[5][6] It is the largest nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.[7]
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Date | 11 March 2011 (2011-03-11) |
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Location | Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan |
Coordinates | 37°25′17″N 141°1′57″E |
Outcome | INES Level 7 (ratings by Japanese authorities as of 11 April)[1][2] |
Non-fatal injuries | 37 with physical injuries,[3] 2 workers taken to hospital with possible radiation burns[4] |
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