Fukushima and the Future of Nuclear Power

24 Hours at Fukushima On the first day of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear acident, workers struggled mightily to prevent disaster—and ultimately failed

LOCAL DISASTER   GLOBAL IMPACTS   EXCLUSIVE: The Fukushima Robot Diaries A robot operator’s tell-all blog provides a unique window into the emergency response     INTERACTIVE: Mapping the Post-Fukushima World How the disaster has affected nuclear policy around the globe   Afterlife of a Disaster Zone What Fukushima Dai-ichi will look like 1, 10, and 100 years after the incident     China Remains Committed to Nuclear Power Beijing presses ahead with its reactor building boom   GRAPHIC: Mapping the Impact on Japan Compare evacuation areas, radiation levels, and agriculture bans     Germany’s Nuclear-Free Future Berlin pledges to end its nuclear program   GRAPHIC: Fukushima in Context A comparison of history’s worst nuclear accidents     What’s Next for Nuclear? Nuclear industry veterans and watchdogs look ahead

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