Fukushima nuclear accident (Unit 3 Reactor)

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Fukushima Daiichi (Unit 3 Reactor)
Unit 3 after the explosion on 15 March 2011
General information
Status	Severely damaged
Type	Reactor
Location	Ōkuma and Futaba, Fukushima, Japan
Coordinates	37°25′17″N 141°1′57″E / 37.42139°N 141.03250°E / 37.42139; 141.03250
Construction started	28 December 1970[1]
Completed	10 October 1971[1]
Opened	27 March 1976[1]
Closed	19 May 2011 (shutdown)[1]

External videos
24 hours live camera for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster on YouTube, certified by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.

The Fukushima Daiichi (Unit 3) reactor, was 1 out of 4 reactors seriously affected during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (福島第一原子力発電所事故, Fukushima Dai-ichi) on 11 March 2011.^[2][3] Overall, the plant had 6 separate boiling water reactors originally designed by General Electric (GE), and maintained by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). In the aftermath, Unit 3 experienced hydrogen gas explosions and suffered a partial meltdown, along with the other two reactors (1 & 2) in operation at the time the tsunami struck. Reactor 4 had been de-fueled while 5 and 6 were in cold shutdown for planned maintenance.^[4]