Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
In March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant gained notoriety around the world for all the wrong reasons. It turns out that an earthquake caused the reactors to shut down. To add insult to injury, the quake caused a tsunami that shut down the plant’s backup generator which caused the cooling process to stall.
This resulted in three nuclear reactor meltdowns and hydrogen explosions that released radiation into the atmosphere. When the disaster was over, an investigation was conducted in 2021 that revealed the disaster could have been prevented if the proper maintenance guidelines had been followed.