Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown (full documentary) | FRONTLINE 

Prevent a meltdown there were 3 that day at fuku

They were,, I have a feeling that some,, at least some died later but the facts weren't released ... If so,, it accents their bravery imo...

Thank you. You said it like I wanted to say it.

that's some gorgeous and incredible virtue signaling as well as staitng the blatantly obvious... nice pull there Debs

That’s a fact. Even the men that were part of Chernobyl suffered a horrible month of radiation. With it being 800 times stronger then the atomic bomb dropped in Japan. Although what’s so messed up we’re the engineers that passed each reactor knowing that by hitting Azid 5 was just like pulling the trigger on a nuclear bomb. From the lies that Russia tells it’s people is the main reason why they will never win this war over Ukraine. I think anyone that harms women and children will answer to God one moment in there existence.

Unfortunately, many Japanese believe that Prime Minister Naoto Kan is the number one cause of the nuclear accident. 1, when he visited the nuclear power plant, he summoned and cursed local staff (including the director of the nuclear power plant) who were desperately responding to prevent a hydrogen explosion. If it weren't for this call, at least the explosion would have been avoided. 2, he interfered with the injection of seawater into the reactor, which had begun to melt. He delayed the meeting without attending the necessary meeting and did not give permission for the necessary action. Therefore, the director had no choice but to rebel and inject it without permission. 3, he tried to slaughter the information. For example, he did not disclose a simulation that accurately predicted how radiation would spread, saying, "Because the people are likely to be frightened," and set a wide range of concentric evacuation areas without any grounds. As a result, he was forced to evacuate far away to unrelated people. Also, when a nuclear security expert went on a tour of the nuclear power plant and learned that the administration's methods weren't working, he tried to force to arrest expert to prevent expert from appearing on TV and criticizing the government. 4, he participated in the training assuming a Chernobyl accident-level nuclear accident the previous year as the prime minister, but in the actual accident, he ignored it and took unscrupulous measures. In Japan, there is a mechanism in which politicians who have accumulated specialized knowledge create and present the optimal plan for politicians, and politicians choose the better one from them and execute it, but he is his own at the time of the accident. Regarding nuclear power plants in the party (his party was created for the purpose of winning elections by social activists), a large number of "committees" gathering amateur politicians were formed and discussions were useless. If it worked according to the old training, the accident would have been suppressed a little more. In addition, their party came to power with the goal of "eliminating all nuclear power plants," but in reality the old nuclear power plants (including the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station) that were planned to be abolished for the purpose of reducing carbon dioxide. I was forced to operate it. And when the government was chased after the accident, he was attacking the current ruling party, which was the opposition party at the time, saying, "We have opposed the nuclear power plant!" (By the way, before the accident, he was criticized by the opposition for illegally receiving money from foreigners, but this was made irresistible by the earthquake.) Naoto Kan used to be a good social activist. Many Japanese think that such a tragedy would have been suppressed a little if he had not formed a Democratic Party as a politician and remained a social activist. (I'm sorry that the text is difficult to understand because I used Google Translate.)

He handled it way better than Russia

And now they want to dump the water to the ocean. So irresponsible

@@nap1215 There are some misunderstandings, so I will supplement them. 1, The government that is trying to drain treated water is not the party of Naoto and others. Naoto's political parties were so incompetent that they couldn't do anything and the people were disappointed, so they lost power in the election one year after the accident. Now Naoto and others are irresponsibly insisting, "Don't drain treated water! Oppose nuclear power plants! Cooperate with China and Russia!", Which is becoming more and more annoying to the people. 2, The water that is about to be discharged is not "contaminated water" that cools the reactor linearly, but "treated water" that has the same radiation dose as nature by removing radioactive substances to the limit. Currently, a large amount of this treated water is stored in old tanks on the premises of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. However, there is no more land to prepare tanks anymore, and if the old tanks are not replaced, the treated water will overflow and mix with radioactive substances and become contaminated water again when an earthquake strikes. Therefore, we are now trying to carry the treated water, which has been stored for a long time, to a place farther away from the nuclear power plant (which may be contaminated again if it is close) and throw it away.

@@nap1215 Well let’s hear your ideas on what to do with it.

That must be what the mayor of Futaba thought as he was evacuating his family while reassuring the residents that the situation was under control.

If they're flying in the PM, why didn't they get some portable generators in there!? Surely, they have some hardware stores not damaged!!

You have my eternal gratitude for your job. These kinds of things aren't in vain.

one thing is enough!

You are a hero!

Interesting…want a job in the states?

Amen brother I was also there Onboard Uss John s McCain operation tamadachi ships Motto Fortune Favors The Brave stationed out of Yokosuka Japan. 2005-2012

AKA Let the dead bury the dead.

@@artlopes9463 Excellently put

Exactly! There is nothing we can do to the deceased people, their lives already stopped at that moment... but for the living ones, there is still a great life ahead of them... life must continue despite the pain and difficulties... good that he heed that advice...

Yes, this. He prioritised the health and happiness of his living daughter over his own grief and need for closure. If that isn't "Dad Goals", I don't know what is.

Awe, he wanted to find his baby, wife, father.... Its so sad he never got to have a funeral for the little one....only a memorial service. He and his older daughter are honouring the lives of his "lost to the sea" family... Tragedy 💞✌🙏

The one cannot be courageous or brave if he doenst have a sense of fear. Fearless cannot be brave

@@georgeizziednu7983 exactly.

True. My wife and I cried when we heard about those brave souls. God bless them.

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Remember they weren’t saving imminent lives, they knew damn well what would be the cause if it were taken care of, it really displays the selfishness these people had

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How did you convince them to leave you? It was the right thing & no intention of trolling. It must have been an intense conversation. The most intense.

I wanna troll this person ​@@DriveLaken

And it wouldn't have been neccessary for them to be brave if TEPCO used their brain when building the damn thing.

@@lucasgamezz140 we're all human and even the engineers or designers. It usually takes something drastic to create reason for drastic defense.

​@@ltipst2962 nah bro they have been warned for over a litteral year that this could likely happen (the last response they fucking did was place a fucking door like bruh)

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Belize central america I'm from and i agree totally !! It made me cried a the end!! Nuclear power is dangerous

there wasnt a good answer to that one. he had to make an impossible decision.

The village major probably saved them... but the loss must be unbearable. hopefully he can always remember his love.

When did this happen?

@@janetmarmaro8269 11th of march 2011 (it´s in the description😉)

Not possible it could have been worse. Even if all workers walked away, they still would have had three melted reactors and no one would have died from radiation.

@@danadurnfordkevinblanchdebunk If all the workers had walked away the containment vessel would have exploded and rendered one third of Japan uninhabitable

@@groboclone Nope, that's the beauty of the design of the containment vessels. Even Chernobyl with no containment vessel didn't make the area uninhabitable.

​@@danadurnfordkevinblanchdebunk Too bad you weren't there to tell them about it. It would be a great relief for everyone.

@@alexpetrov8871 They could look up the information, just like anyone could have.

The prevailing wind saved them.

firefighters did the job when no one else did. that should have been the military

And again, just like in Chernobyl, they sent in the firefighters instead of the engineers... infuriating.

everyone involved here was a damn hero. they risked their lives knowing the future of their country and indeed their whole region of the world hung in the balance. firefighters in general are heroes, for proof see the forest fires in california or 9/11 or this or any other situation where they readily risk their lives for others.

Bushido

🤣🤣🤣 yeh good one wasn’t it

The tsumani killed thousands. The nuclear power plant did not.

@@theyracemesohardchair What does that even mean in the context of this person's comment?

@@theyracemesohardchair whats so funny 😐 you know that will piss people off

isn't this Dangerous? I love how they didn't do anything about it🤣🤣🤣

It was already a predetermined outcome of the fate of the people of Japan even without anyone at the plant. That's why they designed containment vessels.

The prime minister and many other powerful people were responsible for the disaster. Him resigning is the smallest justice possible.

@@FireOccator he was not responsible at all, the company and whoever allowed them to ignore the safety problems are to blame. He made the best decisions available to him in an impossible situation that was not caused by him. He did not cause the earthquake nor the following tsunami. He also most likely had zero input into the placement and safety features of the power plant.

@@christinehede7578 He was responsible for letting the agencies become captured.

@@FireOccator what!

@@FireOccator Do I hear bullshit?

It must have been terrifying. How are you now? Do earthquakes bring it all back? I’m in New Orleans and since Katrina, hurricanes still trigger a lot of us.

@@uwcb1 I'm fine, thank you. I have lived in Tokyo more than 10 years. In Tokyo and its surrounding area , the 2011 disasters brought more psychological damages than physical's, such as panic buying mineral water and foods caused by feat of further quakes and Fukushima Daiichi incident . Also, my friends say watching news of tsunami and nuclear disasters then make them unstable.

I hope you live a long and happy life.

At least you lived to talk about it, Stay Safe 👍

When very bad things like this happen, its always good to look for the helpers. Whenever I hear anything about radiation or nuclear, I always think of the brave Japanese and Russians who gave their lives to protect us and save the world.

Given what we in the US have seen of REAL mismanagement, I agree with you: The PM looks like the soul of leadership. Why did they criticize him for going to the disaster site? Would they prefer he throw paper towels (or a tantrum)?

He did not send any floating ghost , samurai , animal god giants , anime girls or boys , did not used any weeb to die in there , did not cut his finger , did not used the area to run a battle royal . Its how politics works . No matter what happens , opponents blame you.

I'm under the impression that at the time, his critics didn't know the full story of what was going. As usual with politicians, they just base everything on initial reports and then grand stand like they can do an better job.

I think by mishandling they meant keeping the disaster from the public and covering up its severity

Pal, called scapegoat, innocent people go to jail all the time for other’s crimes. Fetching numbers and money to have a prison system.

Right like I don’t get why they basically fired him

@@randomleni lol he resign coz of health issues

I have full respect for this man. Though I despise the men that before him had not listened to safety problems acknowledged before. Peoples that weren't responsible of neglecting these are ones that should have been severe consequences, even after knowing the aftermath.

I think the doco showed him in a pretty good light. There is far more to the political story than this showed. From memory it took them a about week if not a bit more to tell the world exactly what was really going on even though we could all see the plant exploding. But i do agree he seemed like a very honourable man making decisions zero people would like to make

@@randomleni totally agree...he acted with wisdom and integrity. Glad that he was included in this documentary.

They were comfortably sitting in Tokyo

I was telling my friend at the time who lived in Tokyo, don't beleive what Tepco is telling you, you are not safe. She told me was making it up, when the reactor shit the bed and all that we know now, she can't say it to me now. I'm glad she's safe but i'm terribly sorry for what happened to the people of Japan, that was inexcusable negligence.

What did the executives do wrong?

@@jaybartgis5148 They didn't enforce the plant from tsunamis properly even though they had been told to do so three years earlier, later they lied to the minister about being able to vent out the plant when it was impossible to do so without energy

@@spacejasontodd Sounds like they wasted alot of valuable time when they should have asked for govt to help them sooner.

Facts

This guys voice too

Errol Morris and Ken Burns do but they're mostly historians while Frontline does top notch current stuff. Definitely quality.

Ken Burns comes close but hes on the same side as PBS tho

Exactly, Frontline is simply amazing. I just watched their documentary on poverty in America.

The problem is not resolved. Radiation can last millennia. Last I heard, they were planning to dump millions of gallons of radioactive water into the Pacific. Radaition has continuoulsy invaded the environment.

It will never be resolved. It will continue until the end of time

@@turkeydoctor5546 they did a hell of a better job than the soviets in 1986.

@@pipeqez911 that's total BS.

Chernobyl did not have containment, which did not help. Fukushima still leaks radioactive substances.

I didn’t see any women in the plant?

Don’t be so woke and afraid of offending people there’s literally no women in the plant at all

@@UpinsmokeXVI There were female employees at the plant. Do you think the video captures every single person who worked there at the time?

it’s time to admit you guys replying to this are just losers, especially if you’re old enough to comment here in the first place, bc not only is it irrelevant to say there’s no women in the video bc pbs obviously not putting every single soul that contributed to the efforts of this disaster in one 55-min video, there Are women in the video. there are about three shots showing women workers sat in the control room before they downgraded to the skeleton crew. one of the people recording the video of where the vent valves are post-disaster is a woman - you can hear her talking quite clearly. and some of the people shown in hazmat suits at various points in the video look to be women, also. additionally, a few comments away from you is a well-documented quote from an elderly woman who volunteered to be clean-up crew. all that stretching to avoid admitting that Many many people - inevitably including women - risked so much and worked so hard to, as david said, prevent larger disaster. there’s no sensible excuse as to why you’re going out of your way to dismiss that fact. and you want to not look like a weirdo???

Well one thing most peaple dont recognize is, in Japan only confirmed informations are published out. Meanwhile here its about who will relase breaking news first, often at cost of accuracy of information presented,...

Because he knew that if a NPP loses its connection to the grid and the diesel generators disaster is imminent.

I can’t believe they don’t have a plan B, C and D when you build plants in Earthquake and Tsunami zones.

@@Mom_sBasement biggest problem was not building the emergency generators well above the 5m above water level. Crysis probably averted.

@@Gabriel-yd4bq Totally agree. There had to be some meeting when they built the place where someone brought up a tsunami scenario. Safety shortcuts probably due to money, like it always is....

@@crocodile1313 There was a meeting. There was a tsunami scenario. Just NOT an Earthquake+tsunami scenario, which is rare

No, they did not. There was only 1 death that could be attributable to the nuclear plant. Unless by the event you mean the evacuation, then yes, over 2000 was killed by the evacuation.

@@StrazdasLT they are talking about the tsunami, the one that killed several thousand people....

@@StrazdasLT amazing that people are absolutely not paying attention.

IIRC only one person even died as a direct result of the meltdown since it occurred, yet we act as if the 18,000 who died in the earthquake and tsunami are second fiddle to the meltdown.

@@infini_ryu9461 Official figures show that there have been 2313 disaster-related deaths among evacuees from Fukushima prefecture. Disaster-related deaths are in addition to the about 19,500 that were killed by the earthquake or tsunami.

@@KenKobayashiRasmussen Yes, and the absolute majority were elderly, because the Japanese government ripped people out of hospitals and elderly from their homes. It was a completely irresponsible evacuation caused by the government. I wouldn't argue against that. As for people who died from the radiation, it was trivial. Radiophobia in Fukushima killed more than the incompetence of Soviets in Chernobyl, that should tell you something.

@@infini_ryu9461 Chernobyl numbers can’t be trusted.

@@clairerobinson7658 Well, until you have all the best minds on the subject saying differently, I'll listen.

Over 40 ft. Waves!!!

He was also very intelligent, the boat was safer out on the water than in the dock. He took his best chance.🖤🇨🇦

@@markcoupe5748 LOL🖤🇨🇦

It was either get to higher ground or get to sea before the waves reach shallower areas. Several boats at sea were able to safely deal with the waves. Once the waves begin to drag bottom and crest, there is little hope of escaping to sea. (Unless you are on an aircraft carrier or another large vessel)

No bravery about it. He did exactly what he should have to save his boat. A boat is always better off at sea, on the open water, than being battered around by the breaking waves, other vessels, and debris near shore. This is why the Navy, Coast Guard, or anyone else with a large enough vessel, worldwide, always head to sea if possible before such situations. With a hurricane, for example, the goal is to get out far enough to skirt around the worst of the storm. In this case, the goal is just to get away from the shore.

I agree. But in this day and age, someone must bear the brunt of the blame, and it usually is the one in the most powerful position. Personally, I think that a rather high wall surrounding the plant may have helped, but then, I'm not an engineer, so.......

@@jeffreyhancock8831 Early on in the video they said the power plant's sea wall had failed its test two years prior to the meltdown. Sorry for bad english

totally agree with you

Indeed, he is a very honorable man for his handling of such an immensely difficult situation.

@@jeffreyhancock8831 there is another plant a couple miles downshore that was completely fine after the earthquake and tsunami, because their seawall was adequate.

If I remember they wanted to sack the guy as well but the blockback was so feirce they had to keep him. I think he later *accepted* a payout and full pension to walk away but the pr damage was already done.

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American designed reactor, nobody talks about the fact that it was poorly designed for earthquakes in this region

@@vwbusguy How about this…..Don’t build a nuclear power plant near the ocean in a country that sits on the Pacific ring of fire. Really? Who is the genius that came up with that idea?

@@richardcranium3417 Why? They worked perfectly till a double whammy of godlike bad luck, and the other cores have fucnctioned since

People were not trained. It was a hail Mary all the way.

@@jannamyers6792 the scientists had training (and raised concerns about the condition of the reactor and safety protocols) but the first responders didn’t.

Hey.. it was a free gift from the People of America to abrogate Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings under the "Nuclear Science for Peace Program" ... The Japanese would NEVER have taken on Nuclear Power on their own after seeing the effects of the bombs. General Electric should be there hanging by their necks.... or helping the clean up at least. Note to aMurkans... it's pronounced NuuCleeeAAArr not NukeYoular.... learn how to read.

Oh baloney the Japanese knew what they were getting into with nuclear power. Many there are opposed to it but many are not.

@@transistor754 America is responsible for many millions of deaths worldwide over the last century, they either bake the pie or put not just their finger in the pie but their whole uninvited and unwarranted fist in the pie. America and their wholesome "Christian" society is where the evil one Satan resides.

Save Japan but don't tamper with property of Tepco!

Frontline is trash,minstrels thinks it’s informative, lol

Precisely: the plant director, Yoshida, reportedly disobeyed upper management and cooled the reactor using sea water. Yoshida died of cancer shortly after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

@@pleiadiblu2365 I didn’t know he died… it was upsetting before but now it’s just enraging that they would just completely ignore talking about that brave, brilliant, selfless man’s actions. Disgusting.

And dont forget how japanese goverment tried to under play level of danger while fearing to take any responsibilities. Other countries were ready to send help while japan was only THINKING about how to deal with plant. They wasted days on that. Also they want to dump toxic water from reactor into the ocean now,

With circumstances he had absolutely no control over. His thoughts and dedication to his people was phenomenal. This was something no one had faced before and he saved the world from a catastrophe that can't even be imagined by his dedication, so I don't understand why he was made to resign.

We should not need heroes to generate electricity.

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But no one died from Fukushima radiation.

@@danadurnfordkevinblanchdebunk It was about the people who died from the tsunami....

@@danadurnfordkevinblanchdebunk You're apparently a little slow...pay attention please

@@rockchalk9078 Read the title of the video Lame Brain; "Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown". And of course no one died from the meltdown. Duh.

@@transistor754 You write bull crap. You obviously do not understand Japan or the nuclear industry in Japan. Go and research properly before making pathetic statements.

@@simonf1786 2 minutes research and 30 seconds reading, do you think you can manage that? "Overcoming popular resistance" wikipedia "Nuclear Power in Japan". (I know... but it's all verifiable history) In 1954, the Operations Coordinating Board of the United States National Security Council proposed that the U.S. government undertake a "vigorous offensive" urging nuclear energy for Japan in order to overcome the widespread reluctance of the Japanese population to build nuclear reactors in the country. Thirty two million Japanese people, a third of the Japanese population, signed a petition calling for banning hydrogen bombs.[28] Journalist and author Foster Hailey wrote an op-ed piece published in The Washington Post where he called for adopting a proposal to build nuclear reactors in Japan, stating his opinion that: "Many Americans are now aware...that the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan was not necessary....How better to make a contribution to amends than by offering Japan...atomic energy."[29] For several years starting in 1954, the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other U.S. government agencies ran a propaganda war targeting the Japanese population to vanquish the Japanese people's opposition to nuclear power

@@transistor754 A gift 😅🤣 really, do you not know thar the Japanese have paid GE a great deal of money and continue to pay mow for servicing the sites. I know because I worked in the sites. How about you, did you only work behind your computer at your home or what are you?

@@simonf1786 I am a Licensed Radiation worker (20mSv) and I maintain a (small) 3MeV Linear Accelerator. I recently participated in a Neutron Bombardment Experiment. I still hold the Japanese were co-erced into Nuclear Power and "obliged" by the allies to pay for the GE (UK) installations, as the above article says, by the CIA and other interested parties. (They were on form even back then.) I understand that as a Nuclear Power Station worker you have a vested interest in making Nuclear Power look safe. My issue is not with the technology but with the mining, transportation and waste disposal of Nuclear Fuel and the proliferation thereof.

@@transistor754 The UK instillation is now off line permanently and has been shut down for many years. I do not hold that Japan was coerced into nuclear power. Indeed it was essential to rebuild Japan. If you ever lived in Japan, you would know that it is a very hot (no punt intended) topic and so many Japanese are scared of it, especially after the Fukushima disaster.

Exactly my thoughts. It's not the critique that counts, what counts is the man in the arena.

Liberal Democratic Party nepotistic retired politicians running Tepco. Kan and the democrats are blamed, and presto, Abe is back in charge.

this smells like sanitized propaganda,as if it was all really cleaned up. hidden effects continue to prop up,even decontamination workers mistreated & covered up rn.

Did his job?? Maybe, but whoever passed the planning approval for the plant's tsunami defenses which should have been at least double the height they were, should be held responsible for this

He kept the true nature of the disaster hidden from the world. Had he not done that, there would have been much more help and a lot less suffering and death.

FOR SCIENCE!

True

For science of coarse! Anything goes as long as it’s for educational purposes….

Same thing happened to President Carter. He went to 3 mile island nuclear power plant when it was in crisis. Thankfully the container did not explode. People make fun of him because he was a peanut farmer, but he was actually a nuclear engineer in navy. So he could actually understand and ask intelligent questions and understand the answers, including making suggestions.

@@00chla50 another reason why jimmy carter is an underrated president

The crews at Chernobyl were just as brave. Assuming they were told the truth about what was happening, that is. And that's a big assumption for the USSR.

@@greggrobinson5116 yeah exactly they were great also and huge respect for both crews

@@greggrobinson5116 There is some footage that surfaced recently from the soviets documenting the cleanup (hoping they can portray this as a soviet victory). The guys with the shovels doing the cover up were told they will likely die.

Thank you

No, not entirely true. Incompetence by TEPCO Executives were primarily to blame. Because the company was run by idiots.

Tepco and the banks financing it were saved with taxpayer money. Prime minister Kan was forced to resign as he was insisting on closing nuclear power plants, including the Omaezaki klunker.

Nah bro he's just Japanese smh

If he lost his boats he'd rather be dead anyways. That's his livelihood.

I love everything about your comment. From your writing to your praise of the sailor, your post is beautiful.

Lake Michigan nearly claimed us once. Storm just rolled out of nowhere and churned the lake up like nothing I've seen before. I can only imagine what it's like to climb over a 40 footer.

Shoot better then staying and waiting. Smart

Amen

Very true. Well said.

It’s not altruistic if it saves your own hide.

Hey.. it was a free gift from the People of America to abrogate Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings under the "Nuclear Science for Peace Program" ... The Japanese would NEVER have taken on Nuclear Power on their own after seeing the effects of the bombs. General Electric should be there hanging by their necks.... or helping the clean up at least. Note to aMurkans... it's pronounced NuuCleeeAAArr not NukeYoular.... learn how to read.

The penny pinching executives are really to blame! They knew a hundred year event would breach their safety measures, yet they did nothing, and we all pay the price! How could such lousy foresight be placed in charge of something so dangerous!!?

You know why they uploaded this? Because Japan is releasing contaminated water into the ocean and the world media is ignoring this. It's a indirect way to let people know.

@@drewsfjord I've heard there's a far greater risk of desaster than has already happened !

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Weren't they in the basement because of protection against earthquakes, but the room wasn't waterproofed? The wall not being tall enough seems like a better explanation (Onagwa's was and it suffered less damage even though it was closer to the epicenter).

@@namename9998 its like you cant think of everything that can go wrong ;)

Other detail is the venting needing electricity, I guess most of the most likely reasons you will need to vent will include electricity being out.

I guess they hoped to have at least a little electricity from emergency batteries but the tsunami disagreed

I read somewehre that originally the plant was to be built at a higher elevation to avoid disasters like this, but Japan has its own nuclear mafia who arbitrarily decided to build it at a lower elevation for the cost.

Three reactors did melt down and no one on the planet was injured by radiation. You watch too many movies.

US only took a drone footage and placed a camera 20 miles far from the nuclear reactor. Everything on ground was actually done by the Japanese. US could not stop drugs flowing into its borders leave alone preventing a nuclear melt down.

Naahh you overreacting,..first meltdown aint that scary, All in all. Situation was handled well, given situation. (having 3 out of 6 reactors in cold shutdown during accident helped a lot) I love when somebody scream contamination reachet here and there ,... well what levels? Minimal, barely measurable. its even more funny from country that contaminated entire world by testing Nukes all around...

@@transistor754 disgusting comment go away friendless worm

Sorry you had to see his comment above. It is scary and sad. They're heroic and have my respect too.

They should have called some Russians LOL

@@egtaha Or Obi Wan Kenobi.

@Allen Tokyo GE wanted to put them on the roof..But something with local noise regulations prevented that..

When the plant’s location was first selected in the 60s, it was a cliff 33-35 meters above the ocean. GE then thought TEPCO would be built the plant on that cliff, so the placement of the backup diesel generators in the basement was alright. What GE didn’t anticipate was that TEPCO, in order to conserve construction money and ease construction difficulties, reduced the cliff from 35 meters to 10 meters above sea level. This documentary failed to mention TEPCO was actually wanted not once but at least three times about the inadequate safety measures against tsunami. A few months after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, TEPCO was warned that their sea wall was not high enough. In 2006, a group of researchers again warned TEPCO about their 5.5 meter high sea wall was not enough to stop a tsunami similar to the one in 2004. Finally, in 2009, a final warning was sent to TEPCO to raise their sea wall. They didn’t listen, and then Fukushima happened.

Then the interconnects would have been washed away like all the other infrastructure.

An emmy for a documentary that flat out lies in the title? I know emmys dont mean much but come on.

This is about the nuclear disaster, not the tsunami. Only 2 of the 20,000 people who died that day died at the power plant.

@@krashd And those two died of drowning. No one died from radiation even after 10 years.

we get it, youre a good person

Calm down stiffy boi

@@redraiderrider3289 hater

The containment buildings were the actual defense mechanism that saved the day, not the workers, that's why on one died from radiation at Fukushima, but many did at Chernobyl which has none.

Nearly had such an incident at Sellafield in UK England. People tend to forget this now

Chernobyl was due to soviet rbmk reactors with no saftey systems,operators where not even trained that the reactor had possitive void coefficent and it didnt even have a contaiment building, and fukusihma was due to 40 year old reactors+natural disaster, so stop spreading myths that nuclear power is dangerous!

Valery Alekseyevich Legasov (Russian: Валерий Алексеевич Легасов; 1 September 1936 - 27 April 1988) was a Soviet inorganic chemist and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. He is now mainly remembered for his work as the chief of the commission investigating the Chernobyl disaster.

Basic problem in this world. Only the truth counts. Can't be better said than in this quote.

@@17N. thanks for this info

And...his tapes were not the end all be all cornucopia of truth that the hbo series would have you believe....let’s not forget he was a lifelong part member.

What sacrifices? No one died.

@@StrazdasLT they sacrificed their safety. They were scared shitless but they chose not to run away. That's the real sacrifice.