The World's Most Radioactive Places

Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant | Fukushima, Japan

In March 2011 a huge earthquake triggered a tsunami on the east coast of Japan which flooded the Fukushima Nuclear Plant, sending it into meltdown. Multiple reactors were destroyed at once. This led to uncontrollable fires, as well as the release of radioactive steam and hundreds of thousands of litres of contaminated water.