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When did the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster occur?
26 April 1986
11 March 2011
11 September 2001
13 November 2015
What caused one person to die from the nuclear accident that happened?
Stress
Cancer
Drowning
Explosion
It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan
True
False
Approximately how many people were evacuated from the area?
150
1500
15,000
150,000
What happened at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant?
Systems at the nuclear plant detected the earthquake and automatically shut down the nuclear reactors.
Emergency diesel generators turned on to keep coolant pumping around the cores, which remain incredibly hot.
A wave over 14 metres high hit Fukushima, flooding the plant and knocking out the emergency generators.
All of the above.
How many people were hurt at the nuclear power plant?
None
16 people due to explosions
Dozens were exposed to radiation
1 person
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) classified the Fukushima Disaster what level on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES)?
Level 5
Level 7
Level 4
Level 6
Who was considered at fault for the nuclear accident?
The employees working for Tepco
The nuclear power plant operator, Tepco
The Japanese government
God
What about clean-up?
Ten years later, it is still forbidden to access several towns in north-eastern Japan.
One million tons of radioactive water may soon be released into the Pacific Ocean.
Tens of thousands of workers will be needed over the next 40 years to remove nuclear waste.
All of the above.
How many people were killed by the tsunami?
80
800
1800
18,000
How much has the Japanese government estimated the disaster will cost?
$98 million
$198 million
$198 billion
$198 trillion
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