Safety goals for seismic and tsunami risks: Lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi disaster

Large-Scale Mercury Dispersion at Sea: Modelling a Multi-Hazard Case Study from Augusta Bay (Central Mediterranean Sea)

“…A dramatic example comes from the Mw-9.0 earthquake of 11 March 2011 at Tohoku (Japan), one of the largest on record, which caused major damage in terms of loss of human life and destruction of buildings and infrastructure. Following the main shock, a 11.5–15.5-metre-high tsunami wave struck the Daiichi area [ 3 ]. This event is principally remembered worldwide for the serious damage to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which caused a core meltdown and hydrogen explosions.…”

Evaluation of the Limit State of a Six-Inch Carbon Steel Pipe Elbow in Base-Isolated Nuclear Power Plants

“…Following the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in Japan, issues concerning the seismic safety of nuclear power plants have been continuously raised [1,2]. In Korea, which is located in regions with low to moderate seismicity, many opinions have been raised that preparation for earthquakes is insufficient, and the country's current seismic design criteria are excessive.…”

Seismic assessment of small modular reactors: NuScale case study for the 8.8 Mw earthquake in Chile

“…This sequence of events initiated the Fukushima-Daiichi disaster with eventual core meltdown of the three cores due to insufficient cooling provided before the water flood by the emergency Diesel generators. Fukushima's disaster outcomes have led to intensive research and engineering efforts to include beyond design-basis accidents not considered in original constructions or projects [3][4][5][6][7]. Several key issues have been also identified in both the actual safety culture in the nuclear industry [8][9][10] and limitations to the actual severe accidents management strategies [11][12][13].…”