Q&A: 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and current status

The following are questions and answers on the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and developments thereafter.Q: What happened on March 11, 2011?A: At 2:46 p.m., a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan, triggering tsunami waves as high as around 15 meters which hit areas on the Pacific coast.Q: How did it affect the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant?A: The tsunami following the massive quake engulfed the six-reactor Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant operated by what is now Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in the Pacific coast towns of Futaba and Okuma.The Nos…READ FULL ARTICLE