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# How the Fukushima Disaster ACTUALLY Happened
## What If You Told that the Fukushima Disaster Was Not An Accident, It Was a Man-Made Disaster.
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A 9.0-magnitude earthquake, followed by an enormous tsunami, hit the Japanese northeast coast on March 11, 2011, creating an accident at Fukushima Daiichi, which became the worst such event since Chernobyl​. The complete meltdown of the three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant caused radioactive substances to spread through both the air and sea during the following days.
The complete meltdown of the three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant caused radioactive substances to spread through both the air and sea during the following days. Official statements maintained control over the situation while authorities declared evacuations precautionary. The public started to suspect they were not receiving complete information about the situation from the very start.
The disorder that followed prevented essential information from reaching the public while the incident developed into a secretive situation. Experts determined through independent research that Fukushima’s disaster came from [human actions](https://www.nirs.org/wp-content/uploads/fukushima/naiic_report.pdf#:~:text=A%20%E2%80%9Cmanmade%E2%80%9D%20disaster%20The%20TEPCO,regulatory%20systems%20that%20supported%20faulty) instead of natural forces because of poor regulation and business partnerships. The problem at Fukushima left a disturbing mystery about what transpired and what…
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