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Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Resources, news updates and other relevant information on the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan.
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8 May 2015
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13 March 2014
A Safer Future
Related News
DG's Statements
Fukushima Status Reports and Monitoring
Previous Updates
Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Emergency Information Sheet
- Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- FAQs: Japan Nuclear Concerns, WHO, September 2011
- Impact on Seafood Safety of Nuclear Accident in Japan, WHO/FAO, May 2011
- Q&As: Nuclear Emergency Response for Food and Agriculture, Joint FAO/IAEA Programme
Legal Instruments
Reports
- Follow-up Review of Progress Made on Management of ALPS Treated Water and the Report of the Subcommittee on Handling of ALPS treated water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 2 April 2020
- IAEA International Peer Review Mission on Mid-and-Long-Term Roadmap Towards Decommissioning of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units 1-4 (Fourth Mission) (5-13 November 2018), Mission Report, 31 January 2019
- IAEA International Peer Review Mission on Mid-and-Long-Term Roadmap Towards Decommissioning of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units 1-4 (Fourth Mission) (5-13 November 2018), Preliminary Summary Report, 13 November 2018
- IAEA International Peer Review Mission on Mid-and-Long-Term Roadmap Towards Decommissioning of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units 1-4 (Third Mission) (9-17 February 2015), Mission Report, 13 May 2015
- IAEA International Peer Review Mission on Mid-and-Long-Term Roadmap Towards Decommissioning of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units 1-4 (Third Mission) (9-17 February 2015), Preliminary Summary Report, 17 February 2015
- Vienna Declaration on Nuclear Safety, 9 February 2015
- Diplomatic Conference to Consider Proposal by Switzerland to Amend Convention on Nuclear Safety, Summary Report, 9 February 2015
- IEM VI: IAEA Report on Radiation Protection After Fukushima Daiichi Accident: Promoting Confidence and Understanding (17-21 February 2014), September 2014
- IEM V: IAEA Report on Human and Organizational Factors in Nuclear Safety in Light of Accident at Fukushima Daiichia Nuclear Power Plant (21-24 May 2013), September 2014
- Progress in Implementation of IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety, 22 July 2014
- IAEA International Peer Review Mission on Mid- and Long-Term Roadmap Towards Decommissioning of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units 1-4 (Second Mission) (25 November-4 December 2013), Mission Report, 12 February 2014
- Follow-Up IAEA International Mission on Remediation of Large Contaminated Areas Off-Site Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (14-21 October 2013), Final Report, 23 January 2014
- IAEA International Peer Review Mission on Mid-and-Long-Term Roadmap Towards Decommissioning of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units 1-4 (Second Mission) (25 November-4 December 2013), Preliminary Summary Report, 4 December 2013
- Follow-Up IAEA International Mission on Remediation of Large Contaminated Areas Off-Site Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (14-21 October 2013), Preliminary Summary Report, 21 October 2013
- IEM IV: IAEA Report on Decommissioning and Remediation After a Nuclear Accident (28 January-1 February 2013), September 2013
- IAEA Report on Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency in Light of Accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, September 2013
- IAEA Report on Strengthening Nuclear Regulatory Effectiveness in Light of Accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, September 2013
- Preliminary Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident for Advanced Nuclear Power Plant Technology Development, NTR 2013 Supplement, 22 July 2013
- IAEA International Peer Review Mission on Mid-and-Long-Term Roadmap Towards Decommissioning of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units 1-4 (15-22 April 2013), Mission Report, 23 May 2013
- Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety (15-17 December 2012), IAEA Board Report, 6 February 2013
- IEM III: IAEA Report on Protection Against Extreme Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Light of Accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (4-7 September 2012), December 2012
- IEM II: IAEA Report on Enhancing Transparency and Communication Effectiveness in Event of a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (18-22 June 2012), November 2012
- IEM I: IAEA Report on Reactor and Spent Fuel Safety in Light of Accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (19-22 March 2012), November 2012
- International Mission on Remediation of Large Contaminated Areas Off-site Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (7-15 October 2011), Final Mission Report, 15 November 2011
- IAEA Mission on Remediation of Large Contaminated Areas Off-site Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (7-15 October 2011), Preliminary Mission Report, 14 October 2011
- Additional Report of Japanese Government to IAEA - Accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations, 15 September 2011
- -- Summary, 12 September 2011
- -- Revisions, 12 September 2011
- Declaration on Nuclear Safety, 20 June 2011
- IAEA International Fact Finding Expert Mission of Fukushima Daiichi NPP Accident Following Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (24 May-2 June 2011), Mission Report, 16 June 2011
- Report of Japanese Government to IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety - Accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations, 7 June 2011
- -- Revisions
- IAEA Activities in Response to Fukushima Accident, IAEA Board Report, 3 June 2011
- IAEA International Fact Finding Expert Mission of Nuclear Accident Following Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (24 May-1 June 2011), Preliminary Summary, 1 June 2011
- Technical Cooperation Project in Support of a Marine Benchmark Study on Possible Impact of Fukushima Radioactive Releases in Asia-Pacific Region, 27 May 2011
Additional Resources
- Unified System for Information Exchange on Incidents and Emergencies (USIE), 21 September 2011
- International Nuclear Event Scale (INES), IAEA Factsheet, 2008
- Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC)
- Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC), IAEA Factsheet, 2007
- Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Systems, USNRC
- Marine Monitoring: Confidence Building and Data Quality Assurance
Other On-line Resources
- Incident and Emergency Preparedness and Response, IAEA Annual Report, 2013
- Safety of Nuclear Installations, IAEA Annual Report, 2013
- International Seismic Safety Centre (ISSC)
- Inter-Agency Committee on Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies (IACRNE)
- UN Scientific Committee on Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
- Asian Nuclear Safety Network (ANSN)
- Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety (15-17 December 2012), IAEA Board Report, 6 February 2013
- Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
- Optional Protocol Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes to the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage
- Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention
- Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors