Fukushima Disaster
A uranium-fuelled reactor crisis follows the Tohoku earthquake.
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
2011 in Japan
Explore 8 historical events and records for Japan in 2011.
Historical records for Japan in 2011
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March
Fukushima Emergency Response Activated
The IAEA activates sustained emergency information and coordination work after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.
May
Fukushima Fact Finding Mission
An IAEA international fact-finding mission visits Japan to assess the Fukushima Daiichi accident and identify lessons.
Dair Alzour Reactor Assessment
Reports that the destroyed Dair Alzour building in Syria was very likely a nuclear reactor that should have been declared.
June
Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
Convenes an IAEA ministerial conference to examine lessons from Fukushima and strengthen global nuclear safety.
September
IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety
The IAEA General Conference endorses the Action Plan on Nuclear Safety developed after Fukushima.
November
Middle East Nuclear Free Zone Forum
The IAEA convenes a forum on experience relevant to creating a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
Other events (month unknown)
WMAP Seven Year Equation of State
Komatsu and the WMAP team use seven-year microwave-background data with external observations to improve constraints on the dark-energy equation of state.
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