Online lecture on March 28, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
March 11 marks the tenth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, in the aftermath of which the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered an accident. The dramatic pictures went around the world at the time, and as a consequence, Germany decided to phase out nuclear power just a few weeks later.
Today, the view is often expressed that the reactions were exaggerated. The radioactive fallout, for example, was only 10% of the fallout caused by the nuclear accident in Chernobyl in 1986. In the context of climate protection, it is also pointed out that nuclear energy does not emitCO2 and can therefore be an important element in the fight against global warming.
In this presentation, a detailed review of the dramatic days in March 2011 will be given, especially the first week after the earthquake. How great were the dangers, how was it finally possible to get the situation under control, and what would have happened in other possible scenarios? Finally, the significance of the accident for the opportunity and risk profile of nuclear power will be reflected upon.
Online event
The event will take place on March 28, 2021 at 5:00 pm via a Zoom session. Pre-registration is required to attend Veranstaltungen@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 oai.de. Access details for this event will be emailed to you after registration.
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