Contents

Prefectures of North-Eastern Japan

Key Locations around Fukushima Dai-ichi

Fukushima Dai-ichi Reactor Building

Introduction

1 Meltdown

2 Those on the Ground

3 Into the Irradiated Zone

4 The Dangers of Radiation

5 The Cost of Disaster

6 From Hiroshima to Fukushima

7 Nuclear Nations

8 Nuclear Aspirationals

9 Australia’s Nuclear Trade

10 The Future of Nuclear Energy in Japan

Appendix Radiation, Nuclear Technology, and Safety

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgements