The magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake and the massive tsunami it produced struck the North East coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, causing widespread destruction. At the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant this disaster led to a loss of emergency cooling systems and subsequently a substantial radiological release in a nuclear accident rivaling Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.

The Fukushima nuclear disaster was one of the biggest nuclear disasters in the history of the nuclear age. As did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Fukushima nuclear disaster has raised concerns about the safety of nuclear power and the continued use, and future growth, of nuclear power.

The Fukushima disaster has changed the nuclear power landscape. It continues to have far-reaching effects into many sectors. This report on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster analyzes the events that led to the massive nuclear accident. It follows the events that took place in all the reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and how they eventually led to the leakage of contaminated water and radiation.