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The Fukushima Daiichi accident

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International Atomic Energy Agency

This report provides a description of the accident and its causes, evolution and consequences, based on the evaluation of data and information from a large number of sources available at the time of writing. It consists of a report by the IAEA Director General and five technical volumes. It is the result of an extensive international collaborative effort involving five working groups with about 180 experts from 42 Member States with and without nuclear power programmes and several international bodies. It

The report will be of use to national authorities, international organizations, nuclear regulatory bodies, nuclear power plant operating organizations, designers of nuclear facilities and other experts in matters relating to nuclear power, as well as the wider public.

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Last checked: 18 December 2019

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Hazards Technological hazard NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
Themes Environment and ecosystems Recovery Preparedness Critical infrastructure
Country and region Japan
ISBN/ISSN/DOI
978-92-0-107015-9
Number of pages
1254 p.
Publication year
2015

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