TY - BOOK ID - 7611127 TI - The 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident : how and why it happened AU - Hatamura, Yōtarō AU - Hatamura, Yōtarō AU - Iino, Kenji PY - 2015 SN - 0081001320 0081001185 1336008822 9780081001325 9780081001189 PB - Cambridge, England : Elsevier : Woodhead Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011. KW - Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011. KW - Nuclear accidents KW - Environmental aspects. KW - Accidents KW - Environmental disasters KW - Great East Japan Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Great Tohoku Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Northeast Region Pacific Ocean Offshore Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Pacific Offshore Tohoku Region Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Tohoku Pacific Ocean Earthquake, Japan, 2011 KW - Earthquakes KW - Tsunamis KW - Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Fukushima I Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Fukushima II Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Fukushima Accident, Japan, 2011 KW - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Fukushima Daini Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Fukushima Disaster, Japan, 2011 KW - Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Japan, 2011 KW - Nuclear power plants KW - Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7611127 AB - In March 2011 the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP) in Japan was hit by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami which resulted in the release of significant amounts of radioactive material. The incident led to the suspension of nuclear programmes by a number of countries. This book provides a definitive account of the accident. Outlines the main sequence of events of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, considers the responses of central and local government, and evaluates the response of the plant owner TEPCO.Describes and assesses the effectiveness of the evacuation process and s ER -