The harrowing story of the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that caused the 2011 Fukushima power plant disaster.
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.
Deirdre Langeland explores the harrowing story of the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that caused the 2011 Fukushima power plant disaster, examining the science behind such a massive disaster and looking back at the people who experienced an unprecedented trifecta of destruction.
Note on magnitude and naming. Maps. Time line. Glossary. Bibliography. Quotations and source notes. Index. Full-color photographs, diagrams, and illustrations.
Title alpha Meltdown: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Disaster at Fukushima
Level Nonfiction Middle Plus
Pages Count 208
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011. Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Japan, 2011. Environmental aspects of nuclear accidents. Nuclear energy.
Lexile 1100L
Trim Size 9" x 6"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2021-02-22
JLG Release Date May 2021
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Nonfiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle Plus
Nonfiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
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