Japan tsunami- eq 2 Flashcards
swiss cheese model
-magnitude 9
–Eurasion plate shifted 2-4m eastwards and upwards by over 9m
-Fukashima Nuclear power station
social impact- homes
450,000 lost their homes
social impact- deaths
15,800
social impacts- evacuated
470,000 evacuated
economic impacts- total cost
over 360 billion
economic impacts- buildings destroyed
over 500,000 buildings were destroyed which disrupted supply chains and economic activities
economic impacts- Fukashima
-led to the shutdown of all nuclear reactors in japan which hugely impacted the energy sector and increased reliance on fossil fuels
environmental- damage to forests
-over 10,000 ha of forests were damaged
environmental- Fukashima
-released radioactive materials which contaminated land and water
risk and why
-high risk
-located in the pacific ring of fire
vulnerability
-densely populated which increases vulnerability
-many communities live close to the coast which increases vulnerability
affect on TNC’s
-e.g. Toyota forced to halt production and quarterly profits following earthquake were down by 75%
recovery
-cleared up rubble in 2 days
what was closed and what were the impacts
-Fukashima nuclear reactor- reduce electricity generation by 40%
what happened as a result of the nuclear reactor damaged
-radiation shown up in local milk and vegetables and even drinking water in tokyo
-raised radiation in the ocean by 4000x legal limit
what was the nuclear disaster rated as
level 7 on international nuclear event scale (INES)
why did they reopen 2 nuclear power plants in 2015
imports from gulf region was costing too much
emergency procedures
-children practice drills 4x a year
-disaster prevention day which over 2 million regularly attend
