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RECOGNIZING THE “FUKUSHIMA 50” AND THEIR VALIANT EFFORT

This article highlights the valiant efforts of the Fukushima 50, a group of 180 heroic individuals risking their lives to prevent a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear facility, which was disrupted by an earthquake. It discusses the radiation leaks, threats of partial meltdown, and the challenges faced in cooling down the reactors and spent-fuel pools. The article also emphasizes the race against time and the impact on rescue operations and humanitarian assistance.

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RECOGNIZING THE “FUKUSHIMA 50” AND THEIR VALIANT EFFORT

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  1. RECOGNIZING THE “FUKUSHIMA 50” AND THEIR VALIANT EFFORT DAYS 2 - 7 MARCH 12th –17TH Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

  2. JAPAN’S 180 HEROSWHO ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PREVENT A MELT DOWN AT THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR FACILITY WHOSE NORMAL COOLING SYSTEM WAS DISRUPTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE

  3. AERIAL VIEW: THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR FACIULITY

  4. THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR FACILITY Radiation leaks and threats of partial melt down developed in four of the six reactors as a result of the quake/tsunami.

  5. RADIATION CLOUD AT THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR FACIULITY

  6. NO-FLY ZONE ABOUT FUKUSHIMA

  7. DRY SPENT FUEL POOLS • By days 6-7, Japanese efforts were focused on the pools used to store spent nuclear fuel, now dry or nearly so, because the consensus was that the dry rods could heat up and spew intense radiation.

  8. WORKING TO AVERT DISASTER • Emergency workers tried helicopter water drops, heavy-duty fire trucks, and water cannons to cool down Japan's dangerously overheated nuclear reactors and spent-fuel pools.

  9. HELICOPTERS COLLECT SEA WATER TO DROP ON FUKUSHIMA REACTORS

  10. A RACE AGAINST TIME • 140,000 people within a 33 km radius of the plant were told to stay in their houses indefinitely; while the increased risk from radiation stymied search and rescue operations, already out of time in terms of the “golden window”, and slowed humanitarian assistance.

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