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The accident that occurred at the notorious nuclear power plant Fukushima-1 is considered the most long-lasting and large-scale in the history of the mankind. Due to the earthquake, three reactors were damaged. There was a huge-scale radiation leak; the radiation has spread over a distance of 300 km. Now, the territory of the nuclear power plant and its immediate surroundings are among the most radioactive places on the planet. A strong earthquake in the Fukushima area began on March 11, 2011. A state of emergency was declared on the same day; all units were suspended.

Only because of qualified actions of station workers, it was managed to avoid the huge human losses. Just one person has died during the repair of the damaged reactors. The scale of an accident was surprising even for experienced professionals. Initially, an area within a radius of 3 kilometers from the station was declared dangerous, and after a few hours, the radiation spread within the radius of 10 km. Today, there is a high background radiation even at a distance of 320 km from the power plant. Fukushima-1 remains the epicenter of the disaster. This is where the radiation level is the highest.
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