1.0The Systems Thinkerhttps://thesystemsthinker.comChetan Dhruvehttps://thesystemsthinker.com/author/chetan-dhruve/The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Crisis: A System Primed for Disaster - The Systems Thinkerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tBeHWAZ5x0"><a href="https://thesystemsthinker.com/%ef%bb%bfthe-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-crisis-a-system-primed-for-disaster/">The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Crisis: A System Primed for Disaster</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thesystemsthinker.com/%ef%bb%bfthe-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-crisis-a-system-primed-for-disaster/embed/#?secret=tBeHWAZ5x0" width="600" height="338" title="“The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Crisis: A System Primed for Disaster” — The Systems Thinker" data-secret="tBeHWAZ5x0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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s I’m sure you’re aware, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit parts of Japan on March 11 of this year. These events caused serious damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, situated on the coast in the Fukushima prefecture, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) from Tokyo. Daiichi literally means “number one.” There’s another nuclear […]