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March 11, Japan Quake - 3/11/11

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9.0 Japan Quake - 3/11/11 5 th largest quake ever recorded 12 million without power in Tokyo area Power plants shut down At least 1 nuclear plant with cooling problem Best-documented tsunami ever Could end up being the most expensive natural disaster of all time

9.0 Japan Quake - 3/11/11 5 th largest quake ever recorded 12 million without power in Tokyo area Power plants shut down At least 1 nuclear plant with cooling problem Best-documented tsunami ever Could end up being the most expensive natural disaster of all time Occurred on convergent plate boundary Typical/expected location for such large quakes Largest measured quake to hit Japan

9.0 Japan Quake - 3/11/11

9.0 Japan Quake - 3/11/11

130 km off coast of Japan 24 km focal depth 9.0 Magnitude – 5 th largest ever recorded Up to 10 m tsunami generated May be most expensive disaster ever Best-documented tsunami by farBest-documented Sendai (~1 million population) devastated Hundreds caught in landslide near Sendai 9.0 Japan Quake - 3/11/11

28 aftershocks of magnitude ≥5.5 in the 5 hours following the main quake (bottom )

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9.0 Japan Quake - 3/11/11 Worst accident since Chernobyl in nd - worst nuclear power accident ever (Chernobyl was much worse) NOT caused directly by earthquake Loss of cooling of nuclear fuel due to power loss following tsunami Similar logistical problems at most U.S. plants involve powering of pumps, NOT quake/tsunami riskslogistical problems at most U.S. plants Possible exception is Diablo Canyon, CA,Diablo Canyon, CA on coast, near San Andreas Fault Japan Nuclear Plant Disaster

9.0 Japan Quake - 3/11/11 Japan Nuclear Plant Disaster Worst accident since Chernobyl in nd - worst nuclear power accident ever (Chernobyl was much worse) NOT caused directly by earthquake Loss of cooling of nuclear fuel due to power loss following tsunami Similar logistical problems at most U.S. plants involve powering of pumps, NOT quake/tsunami riskslogistical problems at most U.S. plants Possible exception are Diablo Canyon, CA,Diablo Canyon, CA on coast, near San Andreas Fault

9.0 Japan Quake - 3/11/11 Japan Nuclear Plant Disaster Worst accident since Chernobyl in nd - worst nuclear power accident ever (Chernobyl was much worse) NOT caused directly by earthquake Loss of cooling of nuclear fuel due to power loss following tsunami Similar logistical problems at most U.S. plants involve powering of pumps, NOT quake/tsunami riskslogistical problems at most U.S. plants And San Onofre, CA,San Onofre, CA on coast, at very low elevation!

9.0 Japan Quake - 3/11/11 Japan Nuclear Plant Disaster Does not appear any dangerous radiation will affect U.S. (Hawaii or mainland) Buying iodine or Geiger counters in AZ is a waste of money and time Video of DOE budget hearing (incl. NRC testimony) 3/16/11 Video Online resources for 9.0 Japan quake and tsunamiresources Online resources for Japan nuclear power plantresources