Fukushima: Days That Shocked the World

Survivors and witnesses recall March 11 2011 - when Japan was hit by a devastating tsunami of 40-foot waves, killing 20,000 and triggering a nuclear meltdown.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Fukushima: Days That Shocked the World
First Air Date	February 17, 2026
Last Air Date	—
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	47min
Language	English, Japanese
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	BriteSpark Films BossaNova Media
Networks	Channel 4

S01E02

Episode 2

Concluding the two-part documentary about the 2011 earthquake in Japan which triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Here, nuclear experts explain what went wrong at the power plant. Among the many contributing factors, two of the most critical were also the most shockingly simple.

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