fukushima accident

1. Presentation
BASIC NUCLEAR
ENGINEERING
Presentation
BASIC NUCLEAR
ENGINEERING
By:
Muhammad Usama Irfan
Muhammad Muneeb
By:
Muhammad Usama Irfan
Muhammad Muneeb

3. Location Fukushima PlantLocation Fukushima Plant

4. Fukushima Daiichi PlantFukushima Daiichi Plant
Fukushima Daiichi plant comprised by six separate nuclear reactors. All
reactors were BWR, maintained by Tokyo Electric Power Company TEPCO.
The plant was protected by a seawall protection designed to withstand a 5.7 m
tsunami.

5. EarthquakeEarthquake

6. Situation at Fukushima PlantSituation at Fukushima Plant

7. Tsunami and Immediate EffectTsunami and Immediate Effect

8. Cause of DamageCause of Damage

9. Overheating of ReactorsOverheating of Reactors

10. Explosion and FireExplosion and Fire

11.  The most complexThe most complex
nuclear accident innuclear accident in
history. All units werehistory. All units were
involved in some way.involved in some way.
 Much more complex thanMuch more complex than
Chernobyl accident,Chernobyl accident,
where only one reactorwhere only one reactor
was destroyed.was destroyed.
Anatomy of BlastAnatomy of Blast

12. The DestructionThe Destruction

13. After the AccidentAfter the Accident

14. ManagingManaging

15. Radioactive spread in AtmosphereRadioactive spread in Atmosphere

16. Spread in Ocean WaterSpread in Ocean Water

17. ContaminationContamination

18. Effect on the rest of the worldEffect on the rest of the world

19. Social ImpactSocial Impact

20. Comparison 2011 vs 2016Comparison 2011 vs 2016

21. Deaths and TEPCO’S DecisionDeaths and TEPCO’S Decision

22. ARIGATOTHANK YOU