THE DAYS (2023)
Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat — an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
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Episode 1 - The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Is Submerged
Release Date: 2023-06-01March 11, 2011; 225 kilometers from Tokyo, a 15 meter high tsunami hits the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, damaging one of the cooling systems.
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Episode 2 - No Need to Evacuate
Release Date: 2023-06-01While still unable to get an assessment of the situation from Fukushima Daiichi, the government tells the public to stay calm and remain in their homes.
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Episode 3 - Radioactive Emissions Will Be Minimal
Release Date: 2023-06-01Pressure in the containment vessel starts to rapidly rise. With a catastrophic explosion imminent, TOEPCO suggests releasing the gas into the atmosphere.
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Episode 4 - It Would Mean Turning Our Backs on Fukushima
Release Date: 2023-06-01With the power still down, the valves will have to be opened manually. With heavy hearts, some workers ask if they can evacuate to a safer location.
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Episode 5 - Our Company Has Lost Its Mind
Release Date: 2023-06-01Station Manager Yoshida decides to use seawater as a cooling source, but TOEPCO headquarters tells him to wait for authorization from the administration.
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Episode 6 - I Can No Longer Leave Here Alive
Release Date: 2023-06-01When pressure in the containment vessel finally starts to decrease, TOEPCO headquarters want on-site workers to get back to work, but Yoshida is wary.
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Episode 7 - Decide the Conditions for Evacuation
Release Date: 2023-06-01As the administration and TOEPCO headquarters grow increasingly impatient, Station Manager Yoshida asks for permission to evacuate some on-site workers.
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Episode 8 - A Scenario of Japan's Collapse
Release Date: 2023-06-01The Prime Minister is informed that in a worst case scenario, a third of the country — including the Tokyo area — will become uninhabitable for decades.