194 pages : color illustrations, color photographs, color maps ; 24 cm
age Children lcdgt
Note
10-14.
5-9.
1100L Lexile
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical resources (pages [159]-170) and index.
Contents
Preface -- Day 1: Earthquake -- Tsunami -- Station blackout -- Day 2: Meltdown -- Day 3: Evacuation -- Day 4: Radioactive cloud -- Day 5: Fukushima 50 -- Day 6: Turning point -- Lessons -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Quotation and source notes -- Acknowledgements -- Image credits -- Index.
Summary
On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever measured in Japan occurred off the northeast coast. It triggered a tsunami with a wall of water 128 feet high. The tsunami damaged the nuclear power plant in Fukushima triggering the nightmare scenario--a nuclear meltdown. For six days, employees at the plant worked to contain the meltdown and disaster workers scoured the surrounding flooded area for survivors. This book examines the science behind such a massive disaster and looks back at the people who experienced an unprecedented trifecta of destruction.