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Calculated Shard: 165 (from laksa016)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa165.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/10/fukushima-disaster-in-maps-and-charts\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/10/fukushima-disaster-in-maps-and-charts\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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Up to one million buildings were destroyed, while nearly all the recorded deaths were caused by drowning.\nThe cost of the disaster to the Japanese economy is estimated at $188bn.\nThe nuclear disaster\nAlong the path of the tsunami sat 11 operational reactors at four nuclear power plants, owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima prefecture. They automatically shut down when the earthquake – considered one of the most powerful ever recorded – struck.\nAbout an hour later, huge waves breached the Fukushima Daiichi seawall, flooding the entire facility and disabling the generators that provided back-up power when the grid failed – essential to making sure the reactors did not overheat.\nGraphic by Sebastien Billard-Arbelaez\nThis led to nuclear fuel being melted and releasing radiation to the open environment and into the sea.\nThree units lost proper cooling and water circulation functions. At the time, Fukushima Daiichi units four, five and six were not operational but were still severely affected.\nThe government declared a nuclear emergency and ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents from nearby towns. Nearly 300,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the area surrounding the plants.\nAccording to the World Nuclear Association, there were 2,313 disaster-related deaths among the evacuees, at least one due to radiation.\nToday, there are about 1.25 million tonnes of radioactive seawater stored in 1,000 metal tanks on the grounds of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station.\nCleaning up the still-radioactive nuclear facility is a challenging process that is expected to take 30 to 40 years. As of May 2020, TEPCO had spent $3.3bn on fuel debris removal at Fukushima.\nJapan’s energy production\nPrior to the Fukushima disaster, Japan was one of the world’s largest producers of nuclear energy, with 54 nuclear reactors supplying almost 30 percent of Japan’s electricity.\nCurrently, Japan has 33 operational reactors, while two are under construction and 27 have been shut down.\nFollowing the disaster, the Japanese government began decommissioning many of the nuclear power plants, reducing its nuclear output. Power production switched to other sources, including coal, natural gas, oil and some renewable sources.\nJapan currently produces renewable energy at 7.6 percent of its total energy consumption.\nDespite low production of green energy compared with other sources, it has committed as part of the Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement, to bring down carbon emissions by 26 percent (or more) by 2030 and increase renewable energy to 22-24 percent of its total energy mix by 2030.\nGlobal nuclear club\nNuclear energy provides 10 percent of the world’s electricity and is steadily increasing. As of 2019, 30 countries generated electricity from 440 nuclear power reactors. A further 55 reactors are currently under construction in 15 countries.\n(Al Jazeera)","attrs_markdown":"Skip links[Skip to Content](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/3\/10\/fukushima-disaster-in-maps-and-charts#main-content-area)\n\n[Live](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/live)\n\nSign up\n\nNavigation menu\n\n- [News](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/)\n  Show more news sections\n  - [Africa](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/africa\/)\n  - [Asia](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/asia\/)\n  - [US & Canada](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/us-canada\/)\n  - [Latin America](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/latin-america\/)\n  - [Europe](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/europe\/)\n  - [Asia Pacific](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/asia-pacific\/)\n- [Middle East](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/middle-east\/)\n- [Explained](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/explainer\/)\n- [Opinion](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinion\/)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/videos\/)\n- More\n  Show more sections\n  - [Features](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/)\n  - [Economy](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/)\n  - [Human Rights](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/human-rights\/)\n  - [Climate Crisis](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/climate-crisis)\n  - [Investigations](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/investigations\/)\n  - [Interactives](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/interactives\/)\n  - [In Pictures](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/)\n  - [Science & Technology](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/science-and-technology\/)\n  - [Podcasts](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/audio\/podcasts)\n  - [Travel](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/travel)\n\n[Live](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/live)\n\nClick here to search\n\nSign up\n\nNavigation menu\n\n- [**Trending**](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/)\n- [US-Israel war on Iran](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/israel-iran-conflict\/)\n- [Tracking Israel's ceasefire violations](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/11\/11\/how-many-times-has-israel-violated-the-gaza-ceasefire-here-are-the-numbers)\n- [Russia-Ukraine war](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/ukraine-russia-crisis\/)\n- [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/)\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/)\\|[Earthquakes](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/earthquakes\/)\n\n# The Fukushima disaster in maps and charts\n*Ten years after Japan’s deadly earthquake and tsunami, we take a look at how the disaster unfolded.*\n\nSave\n\nClick here to share on social media\n\nShare\n\nAdd Al Jazeera on Google\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-07.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Alia4_BW-1-1727096426.jpg?resize=96%2C96&quality=80)](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/alia_chughtai_201358152734192234)\n\nBy [Alia Chughtai](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/alia_chughtai_201358152734192234)\n\nPublished On 10 Mar 202110 Mar 2021\n\nOn March 11, 2011, at 2:46pm, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan.\n\nThe country is located along the “Ring of Fire” – where about 90 percent of all earthquakes occur – and the massive tremor triggered a series of large tsunami waves that devastated its eastern coast.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Fault-Lines.jpg?quality=80)\n\nThe 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami natural disaster is one of the deadliest in Japanese history, with an estimated 19,500 people killed or listed as missing.\n\n## Recommended Stories\nlist of 3 items\n\n- list 1 of 3[Japan to release radioactive Fukushima water into the sea: Media](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/10\/16\/japan-to-release-radioactive-fukushima-water-into-the-sea-media)\n- list 2 of 3[In Pictures: Strong quake off Japan’s Fukushima](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2021\/2\/14\/in-pictures-strong-quake-off-japans-fukushima)\n- list 3 of 3[‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/3\/9\/fallout-fukushima-10-years-after)\n\nend of list\n\nIt is also one of the most destructive, causing the seafloor to move a few metres east and the coastline to submerged by half a metre (1.64 feet).\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Fault-Lines-copy.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C720&quality=80)\n\n#### **Aftermath**\nThe ferocious waves flooded an area of about 560 square kilometres (216 square miles), sweeping away coastal cities and towns as well as vast areas of farmland. Up to one million buildings were destroyed, while nearly all the recorded deaths were caused by drowning.\n\nThe cost of the disaster to the Japanese economy is estimated at \\$188bn.\n\n#### The nuclear disaster\nAlong the path of the tsunami sat 11 operational reactors at four nuclear power plants, owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima prefecture. They automatically shut down when the earthquake – considered one of the most powerful ever recorded – struck.\n\nAbout an hour later, huge waves breached the Fukushima Daiichi seawall, flooding the entire facility and disabling the generators that provided back-up power when the grid failed – essential to making sure the reactors did not overheat.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Tohoku-Earthquake.jpg?resize=770%2C796&quality=80)\n\nGraphic by Sebastien Billard-Arbelaez\n\nThis led to nuclear fuel being melted and releasing radiation to the open environment and into the sea.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nThree units lost proper cooling and water circulation functions. At the time, Fukushima Daiichi units four, five and six were not operational but were still severely affected.\n\nThe government declared a nuclear emergency and ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents from nearby towns. Nearly 300,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the area surrounding the plants.\n\nAccording to the World Nuclear Association, there were 2,313 disaster-related deaths among the evacuees, at least one due to radiation.\n\nToday, there are about 1.25 million tonnes of radioactive seawater stored in 1,000 metal tanks on the grounds of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station.\n\nCleaning up the still-radioactive nuclear facility is a challenging process that is expected to take 30 to 40 years. As of May 2020, TEPCO had spent \\$3.3bn on fuel debris removal at Fukushima.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-06.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C586&quality=80)\n\n#### Japan’s energy production\nPrior to the Fukushima disaster, Japan was one of the world’s largest producers of nuclear energy, with 54 nuclear reactors supplying almost 30 percent of Japan’s electricity.\n\nCurrently, Japan has 33 operational reactors, while two are under construction and 27 have been shut down.\n\nFollowing the disaster, the Japanese government began decommissioning many of the nuclear power plants, reducing its nuclear output. Power production switched to other sources, including coal, natural gas, oil and some renewable sources.\n\nJapan currently produces renewable energy at 7.6 percent of its total energy consumption.\n\nDespite low production of green energy compared with other sources, it has committed as part of the Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement, to bring down carbon emissions by 26 percent (or more) by 2030 and increase renewable energy to 22-24 percent of its total energy mix by 2030.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-05.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C770&quality=80)\n\n#### Global nuclear club\nNuclear energy provides 10 percent of the world’s electricity and is steadily increasing. As of 2019, 30 countries generated electricity from 440 nuclear power reactors. A further 55 reactors are currently under construction in 15 countries.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Nuclear-Plants-V2.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C806&quality=80)\n\n(Al Jazeera)\n***\n###\n##\n##\n##\n\n###\n##\n##\n##\n\n###\n##\n##\n##\n\nAdvertisement\n\n***\n- ## About\n  About\n  Show more\n  - [About Us](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/about-us)\n  - [Code of Ethics](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/code-of-ethics\/)\n  - [Terms and Conditions](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/terms-and-conditions\/)\n  - [EU\/EEA Regulatory Notice](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/eu-eea-regulatory\/)\n  - [Privacy Policy](https:\/\/privacy.aljazeera.net\/)\n  - [Cookie Policy](https:\/\/privacy.aljazeera.net\/cookie\/)\n  - [Cookie Preferences](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/)\n  - [Accessibility Statement](https:\/\/trust.aljazeera.net\/accessibility\/)\n  - [Sitemap](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sitemap)\n  - [Work for us](https:\/\/careers.aljazeera.net\/)\n- ## Connect\n  Connect\n  Show more\n  - [Contact Us](https:\/\/network.aljazeera.net\/en\/contact?tid=6)\n  - [User Accounts Help](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/user-accounts-help)\n  - [Advertise with us](https:\/\/commercial.aljazeera.net\/)\n  - [Stay Connected](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/stay-connected)\n  - [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/newsletters)\n  - [Channel Finder](https:\/\/sat.aljazeera.net\/en)\n  - [TV Schedule](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/schedule\/)\n  - [Podcasts](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/podcasts\/)\n  - [Submit a Tip](https:\/\/webapps.aljazeera.net\/aje\/tips\/)\n  - [Paid Partner Content](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sponsored)\n- ## Our Channels\n  Our Channels\n  Show more\n  - [Al Jazeera Arabic](http:\/\/aljazeera.net\/)\n  - [Al Jazeera English](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/)\n  - [Al Jazeera Investigative Unit](https:\/\/www.ajiunit.com\/)\n  - [Al Jazeera Mubasher](https:\/\/www.aljazeeramubasher.net\/)\n  - [Al Jazeera Documentary](http:\/\/doc.aljazeera.net\/)\n  - [Al Jazeera Balkans](http:\/\/balkans.aljazeera.net\/)\n  - [AJ+](http:\/\/ajplus.net\/)\n- ## Our Network\n  Our Network\n  Show more\n  - [Al Jazeera Centre for Studies](http:\/\/studies.aljazeera.net\/en\/)\n  - [Al Jazeera Media Institute](http:\/\/training.aljazeera.net\/)\n  - [Learn Arabic](http:\/\/learning.aljazeera.net\/)\n  - [Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights](http:\/\/liberties.aljazeera.com\/en)\n  - [Al Jazeera Forum](http:\/\/forum.aljazeera.net\/)\n  - [Al Jazeera Hotel Partners](https:\/\/hotels.aljazeera.net\/en)\n\nFollow Al Jazeera English:\n\n![Al Jazeera Media Network logo](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/static\/media\/aj-footer-logo.bac952ad.svg)\n\n© 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network","attrs_readable_markdown":"*Ten years after Japan’s deadly earthquake and tsunami, we take a look at how the disaster unfolded.*\n\nOn March 11, 2011, at 2:46pm, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan.\n\nThe country is located along the “Ring of Fire” – where about 90 percent of all earthquakes occur – and the massive tremor triggered a series of large tsunami waves that devastated its eastern coast.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Fault-Lines.jpg?quality=80)\n\nThe 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami natural disaster is one of the deadliest in Japanese history, with an estimated 19,500 people killed or listed as missing.\n\n## Recommended Stories\nlist of 3 items\n\n- list 1 of 3[Japan to release radioactive Fukushima water into the sea: Media](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/10\/16\/japan-to-release-radioactive-fukushima-water-into-the-sea-media)\n- list 2 of 3[In Pictures: Strong quake off Japan’s Fukushima](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2021\/2\/14\/in-pictures-strong-quake-off-japans-fukushima)\n- list 3 of 3[‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/3\/9\/fallout-fukushima-10-years-after)\n\nend of list\n\nIt is also one of the most destructive, causing the seafloor to move a few metres east and the coastline to submerged by half a metre (1.64 feet).\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Fault-Lines-copy.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C720&quality=80)\n\n#### **Aftermath**\nThe ferocious waves flooded an area of about 560 square kilometres (216 square miles), sweeping away coastal cities and towns as well as vast areas of farmland. Up to one million buildings were destroyed, while nearly all the recorded deaths were caused by drowning.\n\nThe cost of the disaster to the Japanese economy is estimated at \\$188bn.\n\n#### The nuclear disaster\nAlong the path of the tsunami sat 11 operational reactors at four nuclear power plants, owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima prefecture. They automatically shut down when the earthquake – considered one of the most powerful ever recorded – struck.\n\nAbout an hour later, huge waves breached the Fukushima Daiichi seawall, flooding the entire facility and disabling the generators that provided back-up power when the grid failed – essential to making sure the reactors did not overheat.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Tohoku-Earthquake.jpg?resize=770%2C796&quality=80)\n\nGraphic by Sebastien Billard-Arbelaez\n\nThis led to nuclear fuel being melted and releasing radiation to the open environment and into the sea.\n\nThree units lost proper cooling and water circulation functions. At the time, Fukushima Daiichi units four, five and six were not operational but were still severely affected.\n\nThe government declared a nuclear emergency and ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents from nearby towns. Nearly 300,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the area surrounding the plants.\n\nAccording to the World Nuclear Association, there were 2,313 disaster-related deaths among the evacuees, at least one due to radiation.\n\nToday, there are about 1.25 million tonnes of radioactive seawater stored in 1,000 metal tanks on the grounds of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station.\n\nCleaning up the still-radioactive nuclear facility is a challenging process that is expected to take 30 to 40 years. As of May 2020, TEPCO had spent \\$3.3bn on fuel debris removal at Fukushima.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-06.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C586&quality=80)\n\n#### Japan’s energy production\nPrior to the Fukushima disaster, Japan was one of the world’s largest producers of nuclear energy, with 54 nuclear reactors supplying almost 30 percent of Japan’s electricity.\n\nCurrently, Japan has 33 operational reactors, while two are under construction and 27 have been shut down.\n\nFollowing the disaster, the Japanese government began decommissioning many of the nuclear power plants, reducing its nuclear output. Power production switched to other sources, including coal, natural gas, oil and some renewable sources.\n\nJapan currently produces renewable energy at 7.6 percent of its total energy consumption.\n\nDespite low production of green energy compared with other sources, it has committed as part of the Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement, to bring down carbon emissions by 26 percent (or more) by 2030 and increase renewable energy to 22-24 percent of its total energy mix by 2030.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-05.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C770&quality=80)\n\n#### Global nuclear club\nNuclear energy provides 10 percent of the world’s electricity and is steadily increasing. As of 2019, 30 countries generated electricity from 440 nuclear power reactors. A further 55 reactors are currently under construction in 15 countries.\n\n![](https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Nuclear-Plants-V2.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C806&quality=80)\n\n(Al Jazeera)","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Ten years after Japan’s deadly earthquake and tsunami, we take a look at how the disaster unfolded. On March 11, 2011, at 2:46pm, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. The country is located along the “Ring of Fire” – where about 90 percent of all earthquakes occur – and the massive tremor triggered a series of large tsunami waves that devastated its eastern coast. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami natural disaster is one of the deadliest in Japanese history, with an estimated 19,500 people killed or listed as missing. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Japan to release radioactive Fukushima water into the sea: Media list 2 of 3 In Pictures: Strong quake off Japan’s Fukushima list 3 of 3 ‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima end of list It is also one of the most destructive, causing the seafloor to move a few metres east and the coastline to submerged by half a metre (1.64 feet). Aftermath The ferocious waves flooded an area of about 560 square kilometres (216 square miles), sweeping away coastal cities and towns as well as vast areas of farmland. Up to one million buildings were destroyed, while nearly all the recorded deaths were caused by drowning. The cost of the disaster to the Japanese economy is estimated at $188bn. The nuclear disaster Along the path of the tsunami sat 11 operational reactors at four nuclear power plants, owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima prefecture. They automatically shut down when the earthquake – considered one of the most powerful ever recorded – struck. About an hour later, huge waves breached the Fukushima Daiichi seawall, flooding the entire facility and disabling the generators that provided back-up power when the grid failed – essential to making sure the reactors did not overheat. Graphic by Sebastien Billard-Arbelaez This led to nuclear fuel being melted and releasing radiation to the open environment and into the sea. Three units lost proper cooling and water circulation functions. At the time, Fukushima Daiichi units four, five and six were not operational but were still severely affected. The government declared a nuclear emergency and ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents from nearby towns. Nearly 300,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the area surrounding the plants. According to the World Nuclear Association, there were 2,313 disaster-related deaths among the evacuees, at least one due to radiation. Today, there are about 1.25 million tonnes of radioactive seawater stored in 1,000 metal tanks on the grounds of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station. Cleaning up the still-radioactive nuclear facility is a challenging process that is expected to take 30 to 40 years. As of May 2020, TEPCO had spent $3.3bn on fuel debris removal at Fukushima. Japan’s energy production Prior to the Fukushima disaster, Japan was one of the world’s largest producers of nuclear energy, with 54 nuclear reactors supplying almost 30 percent of Japan’s electricity. Currently, Japan has 33 operational reactors, while two are under construction and 27 have been shut down. Following the disaster, the Japanese government began decommissioning many of the nuclear power plants, reducing its nuclear output. Power production switched to other sources, including coal, natural gas, oil and some renewable sources. Japan currently produces renewable energy at 7.6 percent of its total energy consumption. Despite low production of green energy compared with other sources, it has committed as part of the Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement, to bring down carbon emissions by 26 percent (or more) by 2030 and increase renewable energy to 22-24 percent of its total energy mix by 2030. Global nuclear club Nuclear energy provides 10 percent of the world’s electricity and is steadily increasing. As of 2019, 30 countries generated electricity from 440 nuclear power reactors. A further 55 reactors are currently under construction in 15 countries. (Al Jazeera)
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Save Click here to share on social media Share Add Al Jazeera on Google ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-07.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80) [![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alia4_BW-1-1727096426.jpg?resize=96%2C96&quality=80)](https://www.aljazeera.com/author/alia_chughtai_201358152734192234) By [Alia Chughtai](https://www.aljazeera.com/author/alia_chughtai_201358152734192234) Published On 10 Mar 202110 Mar 2021 On March 11, 2011, at 2:46pm, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. The country is located along the “Ring of Fire” – where about 90 percent of all earthquakes occur – and the massive tremor triggered a series of large tsunami waves that devastated its eastern coast. ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Fault-Lines.jpg?quality=80) The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami natural disaster is one of the deadliest in Japanese history, with an estimated 19,500 people killed or listed as missing. ## Recommended Stories list of 3 items - list 1 of 3[Japan to release radioactive Fukushima water into the sea: Media](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/16/japan-to-release-radioactive-fukushima-water-into-the-sea-media) - list 2 of 3[In Pictures: Strong quake off Japan’s Fukushima](https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/2/14/in-pictures-strong-quake-off-japans-fukushima) - list 3 of 3[‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/9/fallout-fukushima-10-years-after) end of list It is also one of the most destructive, causing the seafloor to move a few metres east and the coastline to submerged by half a metre (1.64 feet). ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Fault-Lines-copy.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C720&quality=80) #### Aftermath The ferocious waves flooded an area of about 560 square kilometres (216 square miles), sweeping away coastal cities and towns as well as vast areas of farmland. Up to one million buildings were destroyed, while nearly all the recorded deaths were caused by drowning. The cost of the disaster to the Japanese economy is estimated at \$188bn. #### The nuclear disaster Along the path of the tsunami sat 11 operational reactors at four nuclear power plants, owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima prefecture. They automatically shut down when the earthquake – considered one of the most powerful ever recorded – struck. About an hour later, huge waves breached the Fukushima Daiichi seawall, flooding the entire facility and disabling the generators that provided back-up power when the grid failed – essential to making sure the reactors did not overheat. ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Tohoku-Earthquake.jpg?resize=770%2C796&quality=80) Graphic by Sebastien Billard-Arbelaez This led to nuclear fuel being melted and releasing radiation to the open environment and into the sea. Advertisement Three units lost proper cooling and water circulation functions. At the time, Fukushima Daiichi units four, five and six were not operational but were still severely affected. The government declared a nuclear emergency and ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents from nearby towns. Nearly 300,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the area surrounding the plants. According to the World Nuclear Association, there were 2,313 disaster-related deaths among the evacuees, at least one due to radiation. Today, there are about 1.25 million tonnes of radioactive seawater stored in 1,000 metal tanks on the grounds of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station. Cleaning up the still-radioactive nuclear facility is a challenging process that is expected to take 30 to 40 years. As of May 2020, TEPCO had spent \$3.3bn on fuel debris removal at Fukushima. ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-06.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C586&quality=80) #### Japan’s energy production Prior to the Fukushima disaster, Japan was one of the world’s largest producers of nuclear energy, with 54 nuclear reactors supplying almost 30 percent of Japan’s electricity. Currently, Japan has 33 operational reactors, while two are under construction and 27 have been shut down. Following the disaster, the Japanese government began decommissioning many of the nuclear power plants, reducing its nuclear output. Power production switched to other sources, including coal, natural gas, oil and some renewable sources. Japan currently produces renewable energy at 7.6 percent of its total energy consumption. Despite low production of green energy compared with other sources, it has committed as part of the Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement, to bring down carbon emissions by 26 percent (or more) by 2030 and increase renewable energy to 22-24 percent of its total energy mix by 2030. ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-05.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C770&quality=80) #### Global nuclear club Nuclear energy provides 10 percent of the world’s electricity and is steadily increasing. As of 2019, 30 countries generated electricity from 440 nuclear power reactors. 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Readable Markdown	Ten years after Japan’s deadly earthquake and tsunami, we take a look at how the disaster unfolded. On March 11, 2011, at 2:46pm, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. The country is located along the “Ring of Fire” – where about 90 percent of all earthquakes occur – and the massive tremor triggered a series of large tsunami waves that devastated its eastern coast. ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Fault-Lines.jpg?quality=80) The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami natural disaster is one of the deadliest in Japanese history, with an estimated 19,500 people killed or listed as missing. ## Recommended Stories list of 3 items - list 1 of 3[Japan to release radioactive Fukushima water into the sea: Media](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/16/japan-to-release-radioactive-fukushima-water-into-the-sea-media) - list 2 of 3[In Pictures: Strong quake off Japan’s Fukushima](https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/2/14/in-pictures-strong-quake-off-japans-fukushima) - list 3 of 3[‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/9/fallout-fukushima-10-years-after) end of list It is also one of the most destructive, causing the seafloor to move a few metres east and the coastline to submerged by half a metre (1.64 feet). ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Fault-Lines-copy.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C720&quality=80) #### Aftermath The ferocious waves flooded an area of about 560 square kilometres (216 square miles), sweeping away coastal cities and towns as well as vast areas of farmland. Up to one million buildings were destroyed, while nearly all the recorded deaths were caused by drowning. The cost of the disaster to the Japanese economy is estimated at \$188bn. #### The nuclear disaster Along the path of the tsunami sat 11 operational reactors at four nuclear power plants, owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Fukushima prefecture. They automatically shut down when the earthquake – considered one of the most powerful ever recorded – struck. About an hour later, huge waves breached the Fukushima Daiichi seawall, flooding the entire facility and disabling the generators that provided back-up power when the grid failed – essential to making sure the reactors did not overheat. ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Tohoku-Earthquake.jpg?resize=770%2C796&quality=80) Graphic by Sebastien Billard-Arbelaez This led to nuclear fuel being melted and releasing radiation to the open environment and into the sea. Three units lost proper cooling and water circulation functions. At the time, Fukushima Daiichi units four, five and six were not operational but were still severely affected. The government declared a nuclear emergency and ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents from nearby towns. Nearly 300,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the area surrounding the plants. According to the World Nuclear Association, there were 2,313 disaster-related deaths among the evacuees, at least one due to radiation. Today, there are about 1.25 million tonnes of radioactive seawater stored in 1,000 metal tanks on the grounds of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station. Cleaning up the still-radioactive nuclear facility is a challenging process that is expected to take 30 to 40 years. As of May 2020, TEPCO had spent \$3.3bn on fuel debris removal at Fukushima. ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-06.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C586&quality=80) #### Japan’s energy production Prior to the Fukushima disaster, Japan was one of the world’s largest producers of nuclear energy, with 54 nuclear reactors supplying almost 30 percent of Japan’s electricity. Currently, Japan has 33 operational reactors, while two are under construction and 27 have been shut down. Following the disaster, the Japanese government began decommissioning many of the nuclear power plants, reducing its nuclear output. Power production switched to other sources, including coal, natural gas, oil and some renewable sources. Japan currently produces renewable energy at 7.6 percent of its total energy consumption. Despite low production of green energy compared with other sources, it has committed as part of the Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement, to bring down carbon emissions by 26 percent (or more) by 2030 and increase renewable energy to 22-24 percent of its total energy mix by 2030. ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2-05.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C770&quality=80) #### Global nuclear club Nuclear energy provides 10 percent of the world’s electricity and is steadily increasing. As of 2019, 30 countries generated electricity from 440 nuclear power reactors. A further 55 reactors are currently under construction in 15 countries. ![](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fukushima-Earthquake-graphics2_Nuclear-Plants-V2.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C806&quality=80) (Al Jazeera)
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