Published February 2021 | Version v1
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Japan 2011 - The Fukushima Daiichi accident. What happened? Ten years after, what about the situation?

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A first article briefly recalls what happened in the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant between the 11 and 14 of March 2011 (core fusion, reactor explosions, release of radionuclides) while also indicating events and data regarding atmospheric and sea contamination. A second article proposes an overview of the situation ten years after the accident: dose decrease in forests, attempts to handle the corium issue, a huge quantity of wastes, the issue of radio-induced effects, the return of a small part of the population (1 out of 5 inhabitant is back), the crucial role of participation and citizen initiatives, and the conundrum of contaminated waters

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Original title (French)
Japon 2011 - L'accident de Fukushima Daiichi. Que s'est-il passe? Dix ans apres, quelle est la situation?

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Journal Title
Reperes
Journal Issue
no.48
Journal Page Range
p. 4-7
ISSN
2103-3811