Unit 3 reactor building
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The Unit 3 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is one of the severely damaged reactor structures from the 2011 disaster, known for suffering a catastrophic explosion and major radioactive release.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear reactor unit building
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reactor building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 reactor building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | major radioactive release ⓘ |
| commercialOperationStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| containmentType | Mark I containment ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorAccident | 2011-03-11 ⓘ |
| decommissioningStatus | under decommissioning ⓘ |
| designElectricalOutput | 784 MWe ⓘ |
| event |
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experienced | hydrogen explosion ⓘ |
| explosionDate | 2011-03-14 ⓘ |
| explosionEffect |
damage to spent fuel pool area structures
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destruction of reactor building superstructure ⓘ severe structural damage to upper floors ⓘ |
| explosionType | hydrogen-air deflagration ⓘ |
| fuelType |
mixed oxide fuel
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uranium dioxide fuel ⓘ |
| gridConnectionDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
primary containment vessel
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reactor pressure vessel ⓘ secondary containment ⓘ spent fuel pool ⓘ turbine building connection ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ōkuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Tokyo Electric Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tokyo Electric Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postAccidentCondition |
contaminated debris
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high radiation levels ⓘ |
| radioactiveRelease |
airborne radionuclides to the environment
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vented steam and fission products ⓘ |
| reactorModel | BWR-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorType | boiling water reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyIssue |
cooling loss in reactor core
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cooling loss in spent fuel pool ⓘ hydrogen accumulation in upper floors ⓘ |
| status |
permanently shut down
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severely damaged ⓘ |
| suffered |
core damage
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loss of off-site power ⓘ loss of ultimate heat sink ⓘ partial core meltdown ⓘ station blackout ⓘ |
| usedMOXFuel | true ⓘ |
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