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The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident

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With the earthquake and subsequent tsunami crippling all but one of the static radiation monitors on the site, there existed little knowledge as to the extent of the numerous radiation releases, detailed formerly in Sect. 1.3. Immediately after the incident, operations were driven to attain data to aid in the establishment of suitable evacuation zones (Sect. 2.2.4).

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Martin, P.G. (2019). Response, Contamination and Release Estimates . In: The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17191-9_2

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