Fukushima Disaster: How a Tsunami Unleashed Nuclear Destruction

by Danielle Smith-Llera

Overview

A massive tsunami caused by the strongest earthquake to ever hit Japan triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl accident 25 years earlier. The monster waves that crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March 2011 killed 15,000 people and caused nuclear reactor meltdowns that threatened the lives of thousands more. The waves receded long ago, but the devastating effects of the nuclear accident still linger.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756557461
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	Captured Science History Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Danielle Smith-Llera grew up in coastal Virginia, hearing unforgettable tales about her Mexican and Irish ancestors. She first moved overseas to teach in international schools in Hungary and Brazil. Life in the U.S. Foreign Service has taken her around the world to live in India, Jamaica, Romania, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Washington, DC. She loves sharing stories—fiction, nonfiction, and a mixture of both—in classrooms, museum exhibits, and, of course, books.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Dangerous Waves 4

Chapter 2 Unlocking the Atom 18

Chapter 3 A Bright Future 30

Chapter 4 Difficult Choices 44

Timeline 56

Glossary 60

Additional Resources 61

Source Notes 62

Select Bibliography 63

Index 64

Interviews

Primary sources; quotes; outstanding photographs and images; engaging, narrative nonfiction; maps; extensive research; expert consultation