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On a calm afternoon in March 2011, a force-nine earthquake jolted the Pacific Ocean seabed east of Japan. Forty minutes later, a tsunami 21 metres high crashed onto the coast of Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate prefectures. Towns collapsed, villages were destroyed, and 16,000 people were swept away. The earthquake and tsunami also resulted in another terrifying calamity ― explosions and meltdowns at a nuclear plant near the city of Fukushima.
Fallout from Fukushima tells the story of Japan’s worst nuclear disaster, and the attempts to suppress, downplay, and obscure its consequences. Former diplomat Richard Broinowski travelled into the irradiated zone to speak to those affected and to find out why authorities delayed warning the public about the severity of the radiation. Combining interviews, research, and analysis, he reveals the extent of the disaster’s consequences the ruinous compensation claims faced by electricity supplier TEPCO; the complete shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors; and the psychological impact on those who, unable to return to their farms and villages, may become permanent nuclear refugees.
In this illuminating and persuasive account, Broinowski puts this nuclear tragedy in context, tracing the path back through Tokyo, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl. Examining what the disaster will mean for the international nuclear industry, he explores why some countries are abandoning nuclear power, while others ― including Australia, through its export of uranium ― continue to put their faith in this dangerous technology.
Download PDF Fallout from Fukushima Richard Broinowski 9781922070166 Books
"The amount of information suppressed during and after this disaster is astonishing. I followed the event closely at the time, and this book exposes and explains the event much better than contemporary accounts managed.
The future of nuclear power in Japan seems to be doomed, but the implications for these American designed reactors in other countries is just as serious. The designs are nowhere near as safe as has been claimed, so it is inevitable that there will be more disasters in the future elsewhere.
I was struck by the low up-time of nuclear reactors. They are not much better than a wind farm, being down for safety and maintenance a lot more than is popularly realised.
This book provides lots of good arguments against nuclear power stations but there are still a lot of vested interests that will ignore them and continue to lobby governments for support and subsidies."
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Fallout from Fukushima Richard Broinowski 9781922070166 Books Reviews
- The amount of information suppressed during and after this disaster is astonishing. I followed the event closely at the time, and this book exposes and explains the event much better than contemporary accounts managed.
The future of nuclear power in Japan seems to be doomed, but the implications for these American designed reactors in other countries is just as serious. The designs are nowhere near as safe as has been claimed, so it is inevitable that there will be more disasters in the future elsewhere.
I was struck by the low up-time of nuclear reactors. They are not much better than a wind farm, being down for safety and maintenance a lot more than is popularly realised.
This book provides lots of good arguments against nuclear power stations but there are still a lot of vested interests that will ignore them and continue to lobby governments for support and subsidies.
