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The Physics Teacher -- September 2011 -- Volume 49, Issue 6, pp. 330

Physics From the News — Fukushima Daiichi: Radiation Doses and Dose Rates

A. A. Bartlett

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

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The nuclear disaster that was triggered by the Japanese earthquake and the following tsunami of March 11, 2011, continues to be the subject of a great deal of news coverage. The tsunami caused severe damage to the nuclear power reactors at Fukushima Daiichi, and this led to the escape of unknown quantities of radioactive material from the damaged fuel rods in the reactors and from the associated storage facilities for the fuel rods that had been removed from the reactors.

© 2011 American Association of Physics Teachers

Article Outline

  1. The data
  2. The question
  3. The answer
  4. Conclusion

KEYWORDS and PACS

PACS

  • 01.50.-i

    Educational aids

  • 87.53.Bn

    Dosimetry/exposure assessment

  • 28.41.Te

    Protection systems, safety, radiation monitoring, accidents, and dismantling

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0031-921X (print)  

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