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Meltdown : earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Fukushima /

On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever measured in Japan occurred off the northeast coast. It triggered a tsunami with a wall of water 128 feet high. The tsunami damaged the nuclear power plant in Fukushima triggering the nightmare scenario, a nuclear meltdown. For six days, employees at the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langeland, Deirdre, 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Roaring Brook Press, [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 > Juvenile literature.
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 > Juvenile literature.
Nuclear accidents > Environmental aspects > Juvenile literature.
Nuclear accidents > Japan > Juvenile literature.
Nuclear energy > Juvenile literature.
Nuclear accidents > Japan > Fukushima-ken > Juvenile literature.
Environmental disasters > Japan > Fukushima-ken > Juvenile literature.
Fukushima-ken (Japan) > Juvenile literature.
Japan > Juvenile literature.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011.
Nuclear accidents > Japan > Fukushima-ken.
Environmental disasters > Japan > Fukushima-ken.
Fukushima-ken (Japan)
Japan
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Summary:On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever measured in Japan occurred off the northeast coast. It triggered a tsunami with a wall of water 128 feet high. The tsunami damaged the nuclear power plant in Fukushima triggering the nightmare scenario, a nuclear meltdown. For six days, employees at the plant worked to contain the meltdown and disaster workers scoured the surrounding flooded area for survivors. This book examines the science behind such a massive disaster and looks back at the people who experienced an unprecedented trifecta of destruction.
Physical Description:194 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781626727007
1626727007