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Fukushima: 4. Evacuation

Episode 4 of 7

The reactors are unstable. A “suicide squad” of older workers is sent inside.

The reactors are unstable. A “suicide squad” of older workers is sent inside and young staff are evacuated. Pressure levels are dangerously high, raising the chances of another explosion. A drama about the events of March 2011.

Cast:
Suto: Togo Igawa
Akiko: Ami Okumura Jones
Yoshida: Eiji Mihara
Prime Minister: Kevin Shen
Saito: Sadao Ueda
Shimada: Akira Koieyama
Ito: Matt McCooey
Narrator: Romola Garai

Fukushima is written by Adrian Penketh
Sound design is by Peter Ringrose
Produced by Toby Swift and Sasha Yevtushenko
Commissioned by Simon Pitts for 91ȱ World Service

Audio for this episode was updated on 4 October 2023.

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28 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Jun 2023 01:32GMT

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