Meltdown : earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Fukushima

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

Personal Author EPSB
Deirdre, Langeland

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."--Amazon.

Year Published
2021

Physical Description
194 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm

Subject
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011.
 
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011.
 
Nuclear accidents -- Environmental aspects.
 
Nuclear accidents -- Japan.
 
Nuclear energy.

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."--Amazon.

ISBN
9781626727007

Publisher
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021.
 
©2021


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian High363.17 LANBook30905000124747Non-Fiction