Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

Date of Occurance

Mar 11, 2011

The nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant occured on March 11 2011. An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 causing powerplant units 1,2and 3 to close. Then after came a tsunami.

Reactors

Mar 12, 2011

Thwy cannot cool down reactors 1,2 and 3. Evucation of residents occurs within 10km of the powerplant.

Cooling

Mar 13, 2011

Cooling of unit 3 begins and sea water is injected into the unit 3 reactor.

Explosion

Mar 14, 2011

Hydrogen explodes in unit 3 which causes a lot of damage.

Fire

Mar 15, 2011

A fire is reported at unit 4 and a hydrogen explosin occurs at unit 2.

Evucation

Mar 16, 2011

A fire is reported again in the unit 4 reactor buildning. Evucation spreds to 20km. Steam is also coming from the unit 3 reactor buildning.

Sea Water

Mar 17, 2011

Helecotors are used to dump sea water into unit 3.

More Seawater

Mar 18, 2011

More seawater continues to be sprayed into unit 3.

Fuel

Mar 20, 2011

Fuel teps. in units 5 and 6 begin to decrease.

power

Mar 21, 2011

Offsite power is avaliable to units 1,2 and 3.

Plutonium

Mar 28, 2011

Plutonium is detected in the soil.

Freshwater

Mar 29, 2011

Crews start spraying freshwater into the reactor.

Freshwater

Apr 1, 2011

Freshwater coninutes to be sprayed into the reactors.