Fast Facts

Date

3/11/2011

Culprit

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)

Location

Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Site

Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant

Cause

Earthquake

Motive

Accidental

International Nuclear Event Scale

7 - Major Accident

Estimated To Cost

$180 billion

Estimated Disaster Amount

11,500 tons of radioactive water