Lessons Learned Fukushima Project by Prof. Novog
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake on March 11, 2011 was a magnitude 9.0 and located off the Pacific coast of Japan. It was one of the five most powerful earthquakes on record and triggered a powerful tsunami wave that reached heights of up to 40.5 meters and traveled up to 10 km inland. As a result of the natural disaster approximately 19000 people are either listed as causalities or missing.
The earthquake also caused the nuclear power plants automatically shutdown in the most affected region. The event has been classified on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) as a 7, the most severe possible.
This presentation will be presented by Professor David Novog from McMaster University. Profesor David Novog is the Director of the McMaster Institute for Energy Studies and the NSERC-UNENE Associate Research Chair in Nuclear Safety Analysis.
He will provide some of the technological background involved in the nuclear accident, a summary of the event progression leading to radiation release, and the current status of efforts in the region to mitigate the results of the accident. The talk will also present some insights on the lessons learned that are being discussed in international forums such as the International Atomic Energy Agency.