Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
What led to Fukushima Daiichi’s catastrophic meltdown?
4.4 (32)
42 mins
Explore the Fukushima disaster, where a massive tsunami knocked out backup cooling systems, leading to reactor explosions. Discover the role of human mistakes, governmental failures, and the desperate measures taken to cool the reactors.
Ep 1:
The Wave That Broke a Nation
A colossal earthquake and unprecedented tsunami collide with Japan's coast, overwhelming Fukushima Daiichi's defenses and setting off a cascade toward nuclear catastrophe.
Ep 2:
Fifty Men Against Meltdown
As explosions rock the plant and radiation spikes, a skeleton crew defies orders and physics itself, gambling with seawater to stop total meltdown.
Discussions (19)
Cash
Level 8 · 8 mo agoThe podcast is right about Yoshida going rogue. He saved everyone's ass by ignoring the suits to pump seawater. If he listened to TEPCO worrying about their assets, that place would be a glowing crater.
River
Level 4 · 9 mo agoIt was a natural disaster
York
Level 5 · 8 mo agoYoshida ignoring the PM was a total boss move.
