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In the accidents of Fukushima Daiichi NPS, the core meltdown has resulted from severe accident at Unit 1–3, and the explosion of reactor building has occurred at Unit 4 which was during the periodic inspection, resulting in the substantial release of radioactive materials. Unit 5 and 6, under the periodic inspection, have cooled down. Chapter 3 describes the accident of Unit 1–4 in detail mainly.
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Atomic Energy Society of Japan. (2015). Overview of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. In: The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55160-7_3
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