Fukushima power plant eruption and the
environmental threats
The Fukushima power plant was severely damaged
due to the major hit of Tsunami in 2011 March. The power plant Dai ichi and Dai
ni was severely disrupted and damaged due to the aftershocks and the earthquake
in March.
What happened to the nuclear plant during
the major earthquake?
During the earth quake in March,2011 the
power plant was unable to function its safety measures to close the generations.So,this
can be defined as a equipment failure because the regulations and the mechanism
of the plant is set to an order during a crisis situation to automatically
follow the instructions to take the safety measures to protect the harms for
the plant.However,unfortunately the measures of safety and the equipments didn’t
work out due to the electricity supply failure due to the Tsunami and the earth
quake situation during the time of this accident. The failure to generate electricity
to close down the reactors was the major problem that they found at the situation.
These reactors began to overheat and damaged the power plant seriously.
What are the major threats that can be
created after this kind of accident?
It is considered that the Fukushima power
plant accident was the second large worst incident that can be the largest
after the Chernobyl disaster. During the effort to shut down the reactors those
reactors began to melt down and then there was a hydrogen explosion.The reason
is that because there was no electricity to cool down the reactors they were overheating.
However after the meltdowns the radioactive gasses began to release into the
atmosphere and the government instructed the people to evacuate from the area
with 20 kilometers from the power plant.Caesium is one of the harmful
radioactive gases which released from the power plant during the accident. Not
only to the atmosphere but also to the water and the other resources around.However,
it is said that the levels of radiations is higher than it is described.Then,
also it is criticized that the safety guidelines were not given properly for
the people.
What are the major threats to human beigs?
The major health hazards did not appear at
the moment of the explosion but after some period after the situation. Most of
the kids are affected due this situation because they are still at the age of growing.
The major threat is the cancer. Most of the children who are living within the affected
area were removed and they were under gone for safety checks to clarify whether
they were affected by the nuclear contamination. The children were not allowed to
play outdoors. The most serious problem is the radio active materials have
entered into the food chains of the people within the 200 km area from
Fukushima.The fishery products, milk and the tea are the major areas of
contamination.Then,also the rain has given much chances to widespread the
radioactive materials to the other parts of the country.