#1Fukushima: Nuclear Meltdown By: Rocío Ríos#2Why I chose this topic. To look into the more political and administrative impact on the nuclear power rise in Japan. To research the perspectives of the victims. Perceptions of Japanese people to Nuclear Plants. Reality of the prospects of similar events. Past similar events. Source:AP#3How does this relate to class material? Several of the sources used are class material. Week 7: Quakes and Nukes: Environmental Crisis and Social Action Shastri, Veda, et al. “Fukushima, 6 Years On: Empty and Eerie." The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/10000 eerie.html. 4966193/fukushima-6-years-on-empty-and- "Split-Screen Documentary: Nuclear Ghost Town - After 8 Years - NHK WORLD PRIME: NHK WORLD-JAPAN On Demand.” NHK WORLD, 25 May 2019, https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/3016044/.#4Main positions within this topic: Most do not contend against the seriousness of the topic. Given that so many people were affected, in a complete life-altering way. There is no going against or stopping the progress of nuclear energy projects: rather the focus should be on the administration and regulations used. Power should be drawn away from interest groups (of the profiting groups). A system of checks and review that is separate from the system that creates them.#5Sources for my project: 0 World Health Organization: Radiation emergencies Sources that compare Chernobyl and Fukushima. "Split-Screen Documentary: Nuclear Ghost Town - After 8 Years - NHK WORLD PRIME: NHK WORLD-JAPAN On Demand.” NHK WORLD, 25 May 2019. The split-screen method is what brought Article: "What We Know, and What We Have Not Yet Learned: Triple Disasters and the Fukushima Nuclear Fiasco in Japan" Authors: Akira Nakamura and Masao Kikuchi Source: Public Administration Review, Vol. 71, No. 6 (November/December 2011), pp. 893-899 URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41317388 DOI: 198.189.246.68 The authors have specialization in public administration. In this article they detail the perceived faults of the Japanese administration while also drawing on the issue origin going beyond Japan's borders. The Lonely Towns of Fukushima Image: An elementary school in Futaba. The earthquake six years ago shook so vigorously that students could not stay standing. Credit: Ko Sasaki for The New York Times Short news article that reflects the more personal aspects destroyed in the disaster. Gives a closer look into the rush and trauma that must have been experienced by the community.#6Similar issues in the USA or other countries: Chernobyl Nuclear Meltdown • The amount of nuclear power plants and nuclear reactors in the USA. The prospects of rise in demand for power around the world. О Population rise 7.8b to 9.8b by 2050 Urbanization 2/3 of the population A REA NG EOUL KOREA Genkai RUSSIAN FED. Tomari Hokkaido Sea of Japan *******Kashiwazaki Kariwa- Shika Monju- Mihama 0000 Ohi (a Shimane. Takahama- Honshu Higashi-Dori Onagawa Fukushima-Daichi Fukushima-Daini JAPAN Tokai TOKYO Hamaoka Shikoku Tsuruga Ikata Kyushu JAPAN EARTHQUAKE 11 MARCH 2011 PACIFIC OCEAN#7Questions? Thank you!