1 00:00:13,013 --> 00:00:14,055 LATEST NEWS FROM FUKUSHIMA 2 00:00:14,139 --> 00:00:17,142 There it is. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. 3 00:00:17,225 --> 00:00:18,810 FOOTAGE FROM SDF HELICOPTER 4 00:00:18,893 --> 00:00:20,812 This is footage provided by TOEPCO 5 00:00:20,895 --> 00:00:23,773 showing the state of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station at 7:00 a.m. 6 00:00:24,774 --> 00:00:26,276 Due to the high radioactivity, 7 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:30,155 our news copter was unable to fly over the power station. 8 00:00:31,239 --> 00:00:34,284 Instead, we are showing you footage taken by TOEPCO themselves. 9 00:00:35,493 --> 00:00:38,204 Oh! There it is! That's the reactor building! 10 00:00:38,705 --> 00:00:40,457 In addition to Unit 1 and Unit 3, 11 00:00:41,041 --> 00:00:42,375 we also see Unit 4. 12 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:45,545 This building also saw holes open up in the explosions. 13 00:00:46,296 --> 00:00:49,466 The walls are gone and only the framework remains. 14 00:00:53,011 --> 00:00:56,347 Can you see it? It's a disastrous scene. 15 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:02,562 There's still work being done down there, isn't there? 16 00:01:03,438 --> 00:01:04,439 And… 17 00:01:06,566 --> 00:01:08,026 By so few… 18 00:01:14,282 --> 00:01:19,746 {\an8}FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NEAR UNIT 2 19 00:01:22,332 --> 00:01:23,291 Damn it! 20 00:01:25,710 --> 00:01:27,629 Yamanishi! Carry this for me! 21 00:01:28,213 --> 00:01:29,130 Okay! 22 00:01:37,305 --> 00:01:39,849 BASED ON TRUE EVENTS 23 00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:42,143 Sorry. It was slow going. 24 00:01:42,227 --> 00:01:43,686 The debris is terrible… 25 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:45,230 Is the fire engine still running? 26 00:01:45,313 --> 00:01:47,398 Yes. But it was a close call. 27 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:49,484 In another ten minutes, fuel would have run out. 28 00:01:49,567 --> 00:01:51,986 Well, move quickly. We can't stay here long. 29 00:01:52,487 --> 00:01:54,239 -There's too much radiation! -Yes, sir! 30 00:01:56,866 --> 00:01:57,909 Here we go… 31 00:02:02,288 --> 00:02:04,165 Okay! 32 00:02:04,249 --> 00:02:05,166 Huh? 33 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:07,043 Wait a minute. 34 00:02:07,919 --> 00:02:10,630 Huh? This is bad… 35 00:02:10,713 --> 00:02:11,840 What's wrong? 36 00:02:14,342 --> 00:02:17,387 Why won't it work? The fuel tank is full. 37 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,061 The water level should be rising… 38 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:26,771 Is the pump broken? 39 00:02:26,855 --> 00:02:29,023 I don't know! Let me try again. 40 00:02:29,107 --> 00:02:31,067 -Hurry up! -Right! 41 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,042 How's this? 42 00:02:49,794 --> 00:02:50,837 {\an8}TECHNICAL TEAM 43 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:53,006 {\an8}Isn't there anyone who has experience with it? 44 00:02:54,257 --> 00:02:55,300 {\an8}I'm sorry. 45 00:02:56,301 --> 00:02:58,261 {\an8}It's not part of our normal routine. 46 00:02:59,137 --> 00:03:02,181 On top of that, it's the SDF's fire engine, not ours. 47 00:03:03,308 --> 00:03:04,475 You're right… 48 00:03:06,144 --> 00:03:10,189 In any case, until the dose is unbearable, keep trying. 49 00:03:10,690 --> 00:03:12,775 Okay? I'll think about it too. 50 00:03:12,859 --> 00:03:13,860 Yes, sir. 51 00:03:14,652 --> 00:03:15,945 Please. 52 00:03:16,029 --> 00:03:19,532 We're going to carry on with the water plan. 53 00:03:27,707 --> 00:03:31,044 I guess expecting power station engineers to know how to use a fire engine 54 00:03:32,587 --> 00:03:33,880 is too much to ask. 55 00:03:35,423 --> 00:03:36,424 Yes. 56 00:03:43,056 --> 00:03:48,269 {\an8}MUTSU, AOMORI PREFECTURE FAMILY HOME OF UNIT 4 OPERATOR KIRIHARA 57 00:03:54,609 --> 00:03:58,363 {\an8}TOEPCO MUTSU CITY AOMORI OFFICE 58 00:04:00,531 --> 00:04:01,574 This is Kirihara. 59 00:04:07,789 --> 00:04:08,790 Yes. 60 00:04:12,543 --> 00:04:13,544 Yes. 61 00:04:28,434 --> 00:04:30,853 I see… and where is he now? 62 00:04:34,482 --> 00:04:35,525 Understood. 63 00:04:37,860 --> 00:04:39,404 Thank you for letting us know. 64 00:05:10,476 --> 00:05:12,312 They found Koki's body. 65 00:06:05,239 --> 00:06:06,949 For our next story... 66 00:06:07,033 --> 00:06:09,577 Amid the continued unrest from the disasters, 67 00:06:09,660 --> 00:06:13,498 there has been an increase of foreign nationals flying home 68 00:06:13,581 --> 00:06:15,291 from Narita International Airport. 69 00:06:15,374 --> 00:06:19,170 Overcrowding is common in airport lobbies since the earthquake. 70 00:06:26,219 --> 00:06:27,386 Prime Minister, 71 00:06:27,470 --> 00:06:30,139 American residents are leaving Japan all at once. 72 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:36,270 The US government instructed its citizens to come home. 73 00:06:36,354 --> 00:06:39,607 In response, other countries are also instructing their citizens to leave. 74 00:06:40,608 --> 00:06:42,902 This has prompted confusion at Narita and Haneda airport. 75 00:06:42,985 --> 00:06:46,739 {\an8}PRIME MINISTER SHINJI AZUMA 76 00:06:51,119 --> 00:06:52,620 {\an8}Get the US president on the phone. 77 00:06:53,371 --> 00:06:54,664 {\an8}Yes, sir. 78 00:06:59,460 --> 00:07:01,754 Prime Minister! He's here. 79 00:07:02,421 --> 00:07:03,381 Hi! 80 00:07:04,132 --> 00:07:05,299 Good to see you! 81 00:07:05,383 --> 00:07:07,051 I appreciate you doing this. 82 00:07:07,135 --> 00:07:08,344 Not at all. 83 00:07:08,427 --> 00:07:11,013 I'd love to introduce you to everyone, but there's no time. 84 00:07:11,597 --> 00:07:12,890 I'm aware. 85 00:07:12,974 --> 00:07:17,061 Besides, I didn't come here to network with politicians. 86 00:07:24,527 --> 00:07:26,154 I'll cut to the chase. I need your opinion. 87 00:07:34,162 --> 00:07:38,207 If we can pull off a cold shutdown, 88 00:07:39,625 --> 00:07:41,878 we'll have avoided the worst. 89 00:07:43,254 --> 00:07:44,380 The problem… 90 00:07:47,425 --> 00:07:48,509 The problem is… 91 00:07:49,427 --> 00:07:52,513 what we'll do if we can't get the reactors under control. 92 00:07:58,936 --> 00:08:02,565 I can see why you'd want to focus on that now. 93 00:08:04,066 --> 00:08:06,986 Once Japan is highly contaminated, 94 00:08:08,112 --> 00:08:10,948 the question is how to maintain government institutions 95 00:08:11,032 --> 00:08:13,242 and how to rebuild the nation. 96 00:08:13,326 --> 00:08:14,285 Exactly. 97 00:08:17,121 --> 00:08:21,209 Well, I imagine you're all aware of this already, 98 00:08:22,126 --> 00:08:25,171 but if even one reactor is destabilized, 99 00:08:25,755 --> 00:08:27,632 all six will lose control. 100 00:08:29,091 --> 00:08:30,927 The process can't be stopped once it's begun. 101 00:08:31,719 --> 00:08:33,346 Mainly because humans can't approach them. 102 00:08:35,890 --> 00:08:37,141 When that happens… 103 00:08:39,477 --> 00:08:40,561 it will look like this. 104 00:08:53,032 --> 00:08:55,868 FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION 105 00:08:55,952 --> 00:08:57,370 The areas inside the red circle… 106 00:08:57,453 --> 00:08:58,621 YAMAGATA, SENDAI, FUKUSHIMA UTSUNOMIYA, MITO 107 00:08:58,704 --> 00:09:02,333 …are all within 170 kilometers of Fukushima Daiichi. 108 00:09:03,167 --> 00:09:05,461 Anyone who lingers in that circle will die. 109 00:09:06,045 --> 00:09:07,296 Forced relocation is a must. 110 00:09:08,089 --> 00:09:09,215 {\an8}NIIGATA, MAEBASHI SAITAMA, TOKYO, CHIBA 111 00:09:09,298 --> 00:09:13,553 {\an8}Next, the yellow circle includes areas up to 250 kilometers away. 112 00:09:14,262 --> 00:09:16,973 {\an8}These areas should be evacuated and kept off-limits. 113 00:09:20,059 --> 00:09:24,272 They will be uninhabitable due to radioactive contamination 114 00:09:25,273 --> 00:09:26,983 for the next few decades. 115 00:09:30,444 --> 00:09:31,696 "Uninhabitable"? 116 00:09:31,779 --> 00:09:33,906 But that includes Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. 117 00:09:35,074 --> 00:09:38,703 All of those people will lose their homes? 118 00:09:39,287 --> 00:09:40,288 Yes. 119 00:09:40,913 --> 00:09:43,708 Approximately 50 million people will have nowhere to live. 120 00:09:48,045 --> 00:09:49,130 That's not all. 121 00:09:49,672 --> 00:09:52,550 Countless corporations will have to relocate. 122 00:09:53,551 --> 00:09:54,844 The Japanese economy 123 00:09:54,927 --> 00:09:57,096 will cease functioning for the next few years. 124 00:10:12,236 --> 00:10:14,697 Nearly a third of Japan's terrain 125 00:10:15,531 --> 00:10:17,867 will be unusable for decades… 126 00:10:18,576 --> 00:10:19,702 Do you mean the nation 127 00:10:20,286 --> 00:10:23,289 will be divided in two, between Hokkaido and Western Japan? 128 00:10:25,416 --> 00:10:26,459 Yes. 129 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:38,929 Japan will be finished. 130 00:10:45,895 --> 00:10:50,733 {\an8}FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION 131 00:10:50,816 --> 00:10:55,738 {\an8}SERIES FINALE 132 00:11:12,254 --> 00:11:16,050 As we flew over Fukushima Daiichi in our reconnaissance aircraft, 133 00:11:16,759 --> 00:11:19,720 the dose was 247 millisieverts per hour. 134 00:11:20,721 --> 00:11:23,057 I've decided further work is impossible. 135 00:11:23,140 --> 00:11:24,433 It's not that simple. 136 00:11:24,517 --> 00:11:25,601 MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 137 00:11:25,684 --> 00:11:27,353 I know the risk of contamination is high, 138 00:11:28,062 --> 00:11:30,064 but as long as water can't be pumped from the ground, 139 00:11:30,147 --> 00:11:33,109 we have no choice but to do it airborne with SDF helicopters. 140 00:11:35,903 --> 00:11:39,532 The foreign press is starting to call Japan a wasteland. 141 00:11:41,492 --> 00:11:43,994 We have to show that the government is on top of things. 142 00:11:44,954 --> 00:11:46,664 Please think of a way. 143 00:11:51,377 --> 00:11:54,088 If our helicopters are airborne 144 00:11:54,922 --> 00:11:56,882 and another hydrogen explosion occurs, 145 00:11:57,425 --> 00:11:59,260 the helicopters will crash from the blast. 146 00:11:59,844 --> 00:12:03,431 That will only make things worse. 147 00:12:04,432 --> 00:12:07,143 When war breaks out abroad, the SDF goes as international peacekeepers. 148 00:12:09,061 --> 00:12:10,354 Now it's Japan in danger! 149 00:12:11,313 --> 00:12:14,400 This is the time for the SDF to fulfill its true mission. 150 00:12:18,362 --> 00:12:21,449 The SDF is our final pillar of hope. 151 00:12:29,582 --> 00:12:33,043 When the sun rises, we'll fly another reconnaissance aircraft. 152 00:12:34,128 --> 00:12:35,421 We'll measure the radiation dose 153 00:12:36,172 --> 00:12:38,591 and decide if more work is possible. 154 00:12:44,555 --> 00:12:49,351 {\an8}FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NEAR UNIT 2 155 00:12:52,980 --> 00:12:54,023 That's strange. 156 00:12:55,107 --> 00:12:56,192 Check the pump's fuse. 157 00:12:58,235 --> 00:12:59,278 Right! 158 00:13:00,279 --> 00:13:01,572 Okay… 159 00:13:02,781 --> 00:13:04,658 Hey! Get a flashlight! 160 00:13:05,493 --> 00:13:06,494 Right. 161 00:13:12,750 --> 00:13:15,127 Shine it over here! 162 00:13:15,211 --> 00:13:16,545 Oh… right! 163 00:13:19,340 --> 00:13:21,509 I changed the pump's fuse. How is it? 164 00:13:21,592 --> 00:13:23,302 No good. It hasn't changed. 165 00:13:47,910 --> 00:13:49,828 Shine it farther. 166 00:13:49,912 --> 00:13:51,288 I can't see a thing! 167 00:13:51,372 --> 00:13:52,289 Right. 168 00:13:54,416 --> 00:13:55,376 {\an8}How's the water level? 169 00:13:55,459 --> 00:13:56,585 {\an8}CONTROL ROOM FOR UNITS 1 and 2 170 00:13:56,669 --> 00:13:58,003 {\an8}It's still no good. 171 00:13:58,712 --> 00:14:00,297 {\an8}There's no sign of it rising. 172 00:14:01,549 --> 00:14:02,591 And the pressure? 173 00:14:04,093 --> 00:14:05,886 Containment vessel pressure is… 174 00:14:07,012 --> 00:14:09,014 at 730 kilopascals. 175 00:14:25,823 --> 00:14:26,991 What do we do? 176 00:14:29,201 --> 00:14:32,496 As long as the fire engines can't move, we can't pump. 177 00:14:40,129 --> 00:14:42,089 Where did Mr. Araki evacuate to? 178 00:14:42,882 --> 00:14:43,841 Huh? 179 00:14:43,924 --> 00:14:47,094 Seiji Araki from the Japan Nuclear Energy Security Service! 180 00:14:48,178 --> 00:14:49,346 I'll look it up right away! 181 00:15:00,691 --> 00:15:05,571 {\an8}FUKUSHIMA DAINI EVACUATION CENTER 182 00:15:09,325 --> 00:15:12,119 Mr. Araki, it's a phone call from Station Manager Yoshida. 183 00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:16,916 Yes? This is Araki. 184 00:15:17,541 --> 00:15:19,585 Oh! Mr. Araki! 185 00:15:20,294 --> 00:15:22,338 I'm so glad I finally got through. 186 00:15:23,088 --> 00:15:25,466 We're still having trouble with cell phone reception. 187 00:15:26,050 --> 00:15:28,385 I'm glad NISA's phone line is working. 188 00:15:31,722 --> 00:15:32,890 What do you need? 189 00:15:33,849 --> 00:15:36,310 We're having trouble injecting water into the reactors. 190 00:15:37,227 --> 00:15:40,272 I need to know how to refill the water tank 191 00:15:40,356 --> 00:15:41,899 of a fire engine. 192 00:15:47,321 --> 00:15:49,323 You'll be doing it outdoors at this time of night, right? 193 00:15:50,282 --> 00:15:51,909 Can you see the control panel? 194 00:15:52,701 --> 00:15:55,663 Yes. We can see it with flashlights. 195 00:15:56,789 --> 00:15:57,623 What's your manpower? 196 00:15:57,706 --> 00:15:58,666 Four people. 197 00:15:59,375 --> 00:16:01,627 That's all I could send to the fire engine. 198 00:16:04,421 --> 00:16:05,589 Station Manager… 199 00:16:06,465 --> 00:16:08,592 It's a very complicated procedure. 200 00:16:09,468 --> 00:16:12,513 Four people is not enough. 201 00:16:15,349 --> 00:16:16,684 For someone with no experience 202 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:19,520 to do it in the pitch black… 203 00:16:20,270 --> 00:16:22,106 It's not possible. 204 00:16:23,315 --> 00:16:25,067 Don't say that it's impossible. 205 00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:27,778 Whether it's dark or we haven't done it before, 206 00:16:27,861 --> 00:16:29,363 we have to do it now! 207 00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:38,122 Forgive me. 208 00:16:39,581 --> 00:16:40,749 I apologize. 209 00:16:44,670 --> 00:16:45,963 But please… 210 00:16:47,423 --> 00:16:50,175 Please tell me how it's done. 211 00:16:53,512 --> 00:16:55,597 Mr. Yoshida, it's not a good idea. 212 00:16:57,725 --> 00:16:59,727 I'm not saying this to be cruel. 213 00:17:00,769 --> 00:17:02,604 I really do think it's impossible. 214 00:17:03,647 --> 00:17:04,773 Even I… 215 00:17:05,566 --> 00:17:08,944 Even I needed a full set of equipment 216 00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:12,239 and thorough instructions on every step from my superiors 217 00:17:12,865 --> 00:17:14,283 in order to learn how. 218 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:16,869 A person doing it for the first time 219 00:17:17,619 --> 00:17:19,371 will never pull it off. 220 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:25,252 I'm sorry, Station Manager. 221 00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:33,385 I'll go. 222 00:17:36,555 --> 00:17:37,681 Have TOEPCO 223 00:17:37,765 --> 00:17:40,017 put in a request to our president. 224 00:17:41,101 --> 00:17:42,770 With the president's permission, 225 00:17:43,437 --> 00:17:46,023 I can be there right away! 226 00:17:57,576 --> 00:17:58,577 That's the one thing… 227 00:17:59,536 --> 00:18:00,871 -Huh? -Well… 228 00:18:02,289 --> 00:18:04,166 That's not something I can allow. 229 00:18:05,626 --> 00:18:08,712 I can't… ask you to do that. 230 00:18:10,798 --> 00:18:14,760 As a representative of TOEPCO, we cannot ask our partner companies 231 00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:17,429 to subject themselves 232 00:18:19,014 --> 00:18:21,141 to this kind of risk. 233 00:18:23,602 --> 00:18:24,603 Right. 234 00:18:26,313 --> 00:18:28,148 We'll try to manage ourselves. 235 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,945 Mr. Araki… thank you. 236 00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:37,032 What you just offered… 237 00:18:38,700 --> 00:18:40,285 It really means a lot. 238 00:18:42,579 --> 00:18:43,622 Bye then. 239 00:19:11,692 --> 00:19:14,111 {\an8}White smoke! Is it from Unit 4? 240 00:19:14,194 --> 00:19:16,613 {\an8}We can see white smoke rising. 241 00:19:16,697 --> 00:19:20,200 {\an8}Whether it's coming from the spent nuclear fuel pool or not 242 00:19:20,284 --> 00:19:21,743 {\an8}is unconfirmed. 243 00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:24,621 {\an8}I repeat. White smoke can be seen… 244 00:19:25,622 --> 00:19:27,457 -The pool water? -Yes. 245 00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:31,587 It's safe to assume that the pool water has begun evaporating. 246 00:19:39,136 --> 00:19:41,305 What are people saying on the ground? 247 00:19:44,725 --> 00:19:46,894 They ask that you allow them to continue. 248 00:19:48,270 --> 00:19:49,855 They don't want to evacuate. 249 00:19:59,865 --> 00:20:01,033 Tell them for me. 250 00:20:01,116 --> 00:20:02,159 Yes? 251 00:20:02,826 --> 00:20:05,704 Tell them… to continue the operation. 252 00:20:07,164 --> 00:20:08,165 Yes, sir. 253 00:20:31,188 --> 00:20:32,356 Well? 254 00:20:33,106 --> 00:20:35,901 No good. The water still isn't rising. 255 00:20:36,860 --> 00:20:37,861 Try again. 256 00:20:40,072 --> 00:20:41,865 Okay! One more time! 257 00:20:44,785 --> 00:20:47,079 Hey, turn it on again. 258 00:20:49,164 --> 00:20:50,290 -Here we go. -Right. 259 00:20:55,295 --> 00:20:56,588 No good. 260 00:20:57,089 --> 00:20:58,382 -Again. -Right. 261 00:22:16,918 --> 00:22:20,005 He's asking for the disclosure of all information regarding Fukushima Daiichi. 262 00:22:23,216 --> 00:22:25,260 They're sending over a team of nuclear experts 263 00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:27,637 and want to sit in on our policy meetings. 264 00:22:29,097 --> 00:22:30,724 I don't think sitting in is-- 265 00:22:30,807 --> 00:22:31,975 I know that! 266 00:22:33,143 --> 00:22:34,478 What about the helicopters? 267 00:22:34,561 --> 00:22:35,395 Our first priority 268 00:22:36,229 --> 00:22:39,524 is to do whatever we can to encourage Americans not to leave. 269 00:22:42,569 --> 00:22:44,154 The volume of white smoke is decreasing. 270 00:22:45,113 --> 00:22:46,490 -Decreasing? -Yes. 271 00:22:49,034 --> 00:22:50,911 -That's a bad sign. -Yes. 272 00:22:51,745 --> 00:22:54,331 Does that mean the pool water has bottomed out? 273 00:22:54,414 --> 00:22:55,999 It's the only conclusion. 274 00:22:56,708 --> 00:22:59,419 Evaporation can stop when there's a drop in temperature, 275 00:22:59,503 --> 00:23:02,089 but under present conditions, that doesn't seem possible. 276 00:23:11,098 --> 00:23:12,390 -Can you connect with the ground? -Yes. 277 00:23:15,769 --> 00:23:18,105 This is Yoshida. Can you hear me? 278 00:23:19,397 --> 00:23:20,398 This is Kawakami. 279 00:23:21,441 --> 00:23:22,818 Oh, Kawakami! 280 00:23:23,443 --> 00:23:25,529 -Confirm if water is pumping. -Yes, sir! 281 00:23:27,823 --> 00:23:28,949 Forgive me… 282 00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:32,035 It's taking some time. 283 00:23:32,911 --> 00:23:35,163 No… thank you. 284 00:23:43,797 --> 00:23:44,798 How's it going? 285 00:23:46,049 --> 00:23:48,677 Are you having difficulty with the fire engine pump? 286 00:23:53,765 --> 00:23:55,559 Is there still no salt water flowing? 287 00:23:59,062 --> 00:24:00,856 We've been trying all night, but… 288 00:24:02,107 --> 00:24:03,233 I'm sorry. 289 00:24:08,905 --> 00:24:11,950 Kawakami, let's skip the apologies. 290 00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:22,752 Kawakami? 291 00:24:30,427 --> 00:24:31,636 I feel ashamed. 292 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:37,642 It's not that I'm afraid of dying. 293 00:24:39,102 --> 00:24:40,395 For 25 years… 294 00:24:41,980 --> 00:24:44,649 I've spent my days living with these generators. 295 00:24:47,903 --> 00:24:50,238 And yet I can't even do something as simple as this. 296 00:24:54,409 --> 00:24:55,535 It's pathetic. 297 00:25:01,541 --> 00:25:02,834 I'm returning to work! 298 00:25:20,227 --> 00:25:21,978 Good morning, everyone! 299 00:25:22,062 --> 00:25:23,396 Good morning! 300 00:25:26,483 --> 00:25:27,609 What are you doing here? 301 00:25:34,866 --> 00:25:37,786 Mr. Yoshida… since you wouldn't order me to come, 302 00:25:37,869 --> 00:25:38,995 I came on my own. 303 00:25:39,955 --> 00:25:41,706 What's the meaning of this? 304 00:25:41,790 --> 00:25:45,835 I'm not here at the request of TOEPCO. 305 00:25:45,919 --> 00:25:47,629 I came of my own free will. 306 00:25:47,712 --> 00:25:51,758 So whatever happens, even if I get myself killed, 307 00:25:52,592 --> 00:25:54,469 please don't feel responsible. 308 00:26:02,310 --> 00:26:05,939 I too have family in Fukushima. 309 00:26:06,940 --> 00:26:08,525 I can't leave the region's fate 310 00:26:09,067 --> 00:26:12,404 in the hands of amateurs like you. 311 00:26:20,036 --> 00:26:21,496 Okay… 312 00:26:21,579 --> 00:26:23,081 Can you tell me the latest? 313 00:26:23,164 --> 00:26:28,336 We have a fire engine and pump on the north side, 314 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:30,422 but the fuel won't go in. 315 00:26:31,923 --> 00:26:33,967 -How many men? -At the moment, three. 316 00:26:34,050 --> 00:26:34,968 Only three? 317 00:26:47,188 --> 00:26:49,190 -Here is fine. Let's put it down. -Right. 318 00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:50,692 One… two… three. 319 00:26:52,902 --> 00:26:55,280 It's thinner than I expected. 320 00:26:55,363 --> 00:26:57,615 Can we really block radiation with this? 321 00:26:57,699 --> 00:27:00,827 Probably. According to our science officers, 322 00:27:00,910 --> 00:27:02,078 it's more effective than lead. 323 00:27:02,162 --> 00:27:04,080 There are gaps. Seal it tight. 324 00:27:04,164 --> 00:27:05,957 -Don't let any air in. -We'll fix it. 325 00:27:07,625 --> 00:27:09,294 -Did you follow instructions for the fuel? -Yes. 326 00:27:09,794 --> 00:27:10,670 Squad leader! 327 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:13,465 The reconnaissance craft has returned. 328 00:27:19,888 --> 00:27:22,349 At 30 feet above ground, 329 00:27:22,432 --> 00:27:24,934 the dose was 877 millisieverts. 330 00:27:25,435 --> 00:27:28,813 We've set the time limit for each helicopter at 40 minutes. 331 00:27:31,649 --> 00:27:33,151 The first team of helicopters 332 00:27:33,943 --> 00:27:35,320 is ready to depart. 333 00:27:45,705 --> 00:27:47,207 Water level… 334 00:27:47,290 --> 00:27:49,793 minus 1,450. 335 00:27:54,547 --> 00:27:57,675 It's a minor change, but we're finally seeing a rise. 336 00:28:00,303 --> 00:28:02,180 Now, there's the pool to worry about. 337 00:28:02,263 --> 00:28:03,098 Yes. 338 00:28:04,265 --> 00:28:05,767 We have to get water 339 00:28:06,643 --> 00:28:08,645 to the fifth floor of the reactor building. 340 00:28:10,939 --> 00:28:12,732 Station Manager Yoshida, can you hear me? 341 00:28:16,986 --> 00:28:18,029 {\an8}Yes? 342 00:28:18,571 --> 00:28:21,074 {\an8}An inquiry has come in to headquarters. 343 00:28:21,157 --> 00:28:23,243 {\an8}It's from three construction companies… 344 00:28:24,035 --> 00:28:26,162 What's this about? We're in the middle-- 345 00:28:26,955 --> 00:28:28,873 During building construction, 346 00:28:28,957 --> 00:28:32,377 they use mobile pumps to pour concrete on high floors. 347 00:28:32,460 --> 00:28:34,629 They want to know if they can be used to inject water. 348 00:28:37,882 --> 00:28:39,050 What do you think? 349 00:28:40,260 --> 00:28:41,344 How long is the pump arm? 350 00:28:41,928 --> 00:28:43,012 It's 50 meters. 351 00:28:43,847 --> 00:28:45,724 They said it can reach fifteen stories in height. 352 00:28:46,975 --> 00:28:48,518 Please send them right away! 353 00:28:49,060 --> 00:28:51,187 They have to make modifications first. 354 00:28:51,271 --> 00:28:53,189 We've already asked the manufacturers. 355 00:28:53,273 --> 00:28:56,860 For the delivery, we'll get help from the police and the Ministry of Land, 356 00:28:56,943 --> 00:29:00,530 so that they can travel to the station without stopping. 357 00:29:02,782 --> 00:29:04,033 Thank you very much! 358 00:29:05,493 --> 00:29:06,619 Keep at it. 359 00:29:13,835 --> 00:29:17,213 During the flight, there were no signs of trouble with the sealing or otherwise. 360 00:29:17,297 --> 00:29:19,966 However, westerly winds are expected near the target 361 00:29:20,049 --> 00:29:21,134 and caution is needed. 362 00:29:22,093 --> 00:29:23,845 With regard to water intake and sprinkling, 363 00:29:23,928 --> 00:29:25,972 there are no changes since yesterday's briefing. 364 00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:28,933 As already reported, we will judge the wind direction on site 365 00:29:29,017 --> 00:29:31,519 before choosing a holding area to use. 366 00:29:39,319 --> 00:29:41,070 Yes, this is Iguchi. 367 00:29:43,698 --> 00:29:44,574 Roger that. 368 00:29:47,535 --> 00:29:49,579 -Begin the mission. -Roger. 369 00:29:51,581 --> 00:29:54,209 The first helicopter team, Squad 104… 370 00:29:54,709 --> 00:29:55,835 Move out! 371 00:29:58,213 --> 00:29:59,422 Move out! 372 00:30:02,383 --> 00:30:04,636 Move out! 373 00:30:06,888 --> 00:30:09,766 STABLE IODINE TABLETS 374 00:30:23,696 --> 00:30:25,281 Okay! 375 00:30:26,115 --> 00:30:27,617 Keep going! 376 00:30:28,701 --> 00:30:29,869 Stop! 377 00:30:30,995 --> 00:30:32,747 Okay, secure the truck frame! 378 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:34,040 Roger! 379 00:30:47,178 --> 00:30:50,515 We will open a new joint office for coordination with the administration. 380 00:30:51,057 --> 00:30:55,311 While we cannot allow the Americans to sit-in on our policy meetings, 381 00:30:55,895 --> 00:31:02,151 we're negotiating to have them accept staying close for quick communication. 382 00:31:02,986 --> 00:31:05,321 -Foreign Minister Matsumoto is handling? -Yes. 383 00:31:05,405 --> 00:31:06,614 With my involvement, 384 00:31:06,698 --> 00:31:10,702 we've also asked the Assistant Secretary of State and Embassy for help. 385 00:31:56,748 --> 00:31:58,541 Target confirmed. 386 00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:12,764 It looks almost like the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome. 387 00:32:23,107 --> 00:32:24,984 The wind from the southwest is strong. 388 00:32:30,740 --> 00:32:31,699 Now… 389 00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:33,952 approaching target. 390 00:32:52,261 --> 00:32:53,680 Prepare to release water! 391 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,229 Target confirmed. 392 00:33:03,815 --> 00:33:04,816 Release water! 393 00:33:04,899 --> 00:33:06,109 Releasing water. 394 00:33:07,443 --> 00:33:13,074 Water release underway… 395 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:15,201 Water release concluded. 396 00:33:28,756 --> 00:33:31,926 Water delivery complete. Evacuate. 397 00:33:40,435 --> 00:33:45,106 SECOND WATER DUMP 398 00:33:47,859 --> 00:33:49,652 Will this be enough? 399 00:33:53,072 --> 00:33:54,365 What about the Giraffe pump? 400 00:34:06,836 --> 00:34:11,215 {\an8}FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI UNIT 4 REACTOR BUILDING 401 00:34:23,770 --> 00:34:24,812 It made it! 402 00:34:25,938 --> 00:34:27,106 Begin injecting. 403 00:34:27,690 --> 00:34:28,775 Begin injecting! 404 00:34:55,343 --> 00:35:00,640 {\an8}FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI UNIT 1 REACTOR BUILDING 405 00:35:15,780 --> 00:35:16,906 Okay! 406 00:35:18,074 --> 00:35:18,991 Mr. Araki! 407 00:35:19,826 --> 00:35:21,911 -The fire engine is working fine! -Yeah? 408 00:35:21,994 --> 00:35:23,246 It's working? 409 00:35:29,043 --> 00:35:30,503 -Is everything working? -Yes! 410 00:35:30,586 --> 00:35:31,462 Okay! 411 00:35:39,262 --> 00:35:41,889 -Is everything working? -Yes! Going fine! 412 00:35:41,973 --> 00:35:43,224 Good! 413 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:46,853 Great. 414 00:35:50,231 --> 00:35:52,108 A lot of water's getting in. 415 00:35:52,817 --> 00:35:54,652 The level has risen well. 416 00:37:18,861 --> 00:37:21,656 It's been an hour since we began 417 00:37:21,739 --> 00:37:23,241 using the Giraffe car to inject water. 418 00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:26,911 We've already managed to inject nearly 100 tons of water. 419 00:37:27,828 --> 00:37:28,955 You mean it? 420 00:37:29,538 --> 00:37:31,791 -Yes. -Way to go. 421 00:37:35,753 --> 00:37:36,837 My, my… 422 00:37:38,422 --> 00:37:39,715 -Good work. -Thanks. 423 00:37:45,721 --> 00:37:48,349 {\an8}TOEPCO HEADQUARTERS CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER 424 00:38:02,780 --> 00:38:05,992 HQ! Earthquake! A pretty big one! 425 00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:08,577 {\an8}Is the Giraffe okay? 426 00:38:09,453 --> 00:38:10,621 What's it like on the ground? 427 00:38:11,163 --> 00:38:13,165 Did that earthquake knock the Giraffe over? 428 00:38:13,791 --> 00:38:15,167 We're checking now. 429 00:38:18,462 --> 00:38:19,755 Please hold up… 430 00:38:22,842 --> 00:38:25,720 The US government is advising evacuation, 431 00:38:25,803 --> 00:38:28,472 but the Embassy has clarified it is merely a safeguard. 432 00:38:29,265 --> 00:38:31,976 America set their evacuation radius at 80 kilometers, 433 00:38:32,059 --> 00:38:35,271 {\an8}but the Japanese government has said 30 kilometers until now. 434 00:38:36,272 --> 00:38:38,274 Can we really be sure we're safe? 435 00:38:38,357 --> 00:38:41,360 Do they know how hard it would be to expand the zone? 436 00:38:42,778 --> 00:38:45,740 How do we move the elderly and sick? 437 00:38:47,450 --> 00:38:51,203 It would be nice to see Japan and the US share information 438 00:38:51,287 --> 00:38:53,956 and work together on this. 439 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:57,084 Well… the truth is… 440 00:38:57,668 --> 00:39:01,047 because of the Japanese government's reluctance to hand over information, 441 00:39:01,130 --> 00:39:05,051 the Americans have withheld cooperation. 442 00:39:05,634 --> 00:39:08,262 We've heard reports that the administration 443 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:10,306 rejected cutting edge new cooling units 444 00:39:10,389 --> 00:39:12,058 that the Americans offered. 445 00:39:12,141 --> 00:39:16,145 It's times like these, when the US-Japan alliance is most important. 446 00:39:16,228 --> 00:39:17,396 Why doesn't the government… 447 00:39:18,731 --> 00:39:21,984 Things are actually starting to go well. Why would the media interfere? 448 00:39:22,568 --> 00:39:25,029 What's this about cutting edge cooling units? 449 00:39:26,113 --> 00:39:28,032 If they have something like that, show it to us. 450 00:39:28,741 --> 00:39:30,326 Where did this story come from? 451 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:36,207 We asked the US government, however, 452 00:39:36,749 --> 00:39:40,419 they said the idea of offering new cooling units has no basis in fact. 453 00:39:42,004 --> 00:39:45,174 It seems to be mere speculation. 454 00:39:51,013 --> 00:39:53,432 Perhaps attacking the government's perceived failings 455 00:39:54,308 --> 00:39:58,104 gives the media the sense that they have played a part. 456 00:39:58,187 --> 00:39:59,605 LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LEADS TO MISTRUST 457 00:39:59,688 --> 00:40:01,357 Whatever the case, 458 00:40:01,857 --> 00:40:04,693 the administration endured bashing for days on end. 459 00:40:04,777 --> 00:40:07,571 INCONVENIENT TRUTHS HIDDEN 460 00:40:07,655 --> 00:40:12,243 In reality, however, despite the media's portrayal, 461 00:40:12,993 --> 00:40:16,956 American and Japanese cooperation accelerated from that day forward. 462 00:40:18,457 --> 00:40:21,836 Off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, a fleet of seven naval vessels, 463 00:40:21,919 --> 00:40:24,422 including the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, 464 00:40:25,005 --> 00:40:27,174 and a squadron of helicopters provided support. 465 00:40:29,385 --> 00:40:30,636 In addition, 466 00:40:31,137 --> 00:40:34,515 along with over 200 nuclear experts, 467 00:40:35,349 --> 00:40:36,725 10,000 units of PPEs, 468 00:40:37,893 --> 00:40:39,645 30,000 dosimeters, 469 00:40:40,146 --> 00:40:42,356 and an incredible amount of other equipment 470 00:40:42,857 --> 00:40:44,650 were sent to Japan. 471 00:40:48,571 --> 00:40:50,030 The Giraffe is okay! 472 00:40:50,698 --> 00:40:52,491 The earthquake didn't leave a scratch! 473 00:40:53,075 --> 00:40:54,326 The injection is going fine! 474 00:40:55,244 --> 00:40:56,829 -Okay! -All right! 475 00:40:56,912 --> 00:40:58,247 How much has gotten in? 476 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:03,169 About 150 tons. The water level has risen to 3,7 meters. 477 00:41:03,252 --> 00:41:04,503 Thank God! 478 00:41:05,796 --> 00:41:06,964 Great. 479 00:41:08,132 --> 00:41:09,258 Thank you. 480 00:41:16,974 --> 00:41:20,728 We continued injecting water nonstop. 481 00:41:21,770 --> 00:41:24,148 With the help of a great many people… 482 00:41:30,654 --> 00:41:34,533 At the integrated headquarters, four project teams were formed. 483 00:41:35,534 --> 00:41:38,996 Not only TOEPCO, but also METI, the foreign ministry, safety agencies, 484 00:41:39,079 --> 00:41:41,332 the police bureau, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 485 00:41:41,832 --> 00:41:44,043 and the SDF joined together. 486 00:41:44,668 --> 00:41:46,754 The overall number of staff totaled to 200 people 487 00:41:48,422 --> 00:41:52,760 and a system began to form that was capable of an organized response. 488 00:41:53,761 --> 00:41:55,304 Waguri! 489 00:41:55,387 --> 00:41:57,097 This won't do at all. Rewrite it! 490 00:41:57,181 --> 00:41:59,266 I'll get on it right away! 491 00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:57,533 Flip the breaker switch. 492 00:43:00,327 --> 00:43:01,370 Right. 493 00:43:30,649 --> 00:43:34,653 Why, after losing control, did the reactors stabilize? 494 00:43:35,738 --> 00:43:39,241 In the end, we never found a conclusive answer. 495 00:43:44,580 --> 00:43:46,248 Nothing could feel more helpless. 496 00:44:00,220 --> 00:44:02,890 The nuclear power station had been built by our own hands, 497 00:44:04,850 --> 00:44:06,685 but when it lost control, 498 00:44:07,269 --> 00:44:08,896 we had no idea what to do. 499 00:44:10,189 --> 00:44:11,815 We simply continued 500 00:44:11,899 --> 00:44:13,525 pouring all the water we could. 501 00:44:24,370 --> 00:44:27,748 We pumped water through the pipes into the reactor core 502 00:44:29,458 --> 00:44:31,085 sprinkled it from above, 503 00:44:34,338 --> 00:44:37,257 and sprayed the buildings from the outside. 504 00:44:38,884 --> 00:44:40,344 We performed these steps 505 00:44:41,136 --> 00:44:42,429 again and again. 506 00:44:49,103 --> 00:44:50,187 You're good. 507 00:45:06,703 --> 00:45:08,539 -Good work, everyone. -Thank you, sir. 508 00:45:08,622 --> 00:45:10,416 -Hello. -Good work. 509 00:45:12,668 --> 00:45:14,545 -Good work. -You too. 510 00:45:16,797 --> 00:45:18,006 Mr. Maejima, have a seat. 511 00:45:22,344 --> 00:45:24,763 -Is anything bothering you? -Not particularly. 512 00:45:24,847 --> 00:45:25,764 May I check your pulse? 513 00:45:32,271 --> 00:45:34,189 -Everything's fine. -Thanks. 514 00:45:38,193 --> 00:45:40,696 Good evening. This man works with generators. 515 00:45:56,712 --> 00:45:57,963 Thanks to those efforts, 516 00:45:59,047 --> 00:46:00,966 I survived. 517 00:47:13,622 --> 00:47:16,792 We have a photo. Could you take a look? 518 00:47:20,796 --> 00:47:21,880 Yes. 519 00:47:43,819 --> 00:47:45,028 That's him. 520 00:48:05,841 --> 00:48:06,967 Koki! 521 00:48:08,969 --> 00:48:10,387 We're all here! 522 00:48:12,055 --> 00:48:13,390 We came to bring you home! 523 00:48:15,601 --> 00:48:17,060 Let's go home together. 524 00:48:32,200 --> 00:48:33,785 You must have been cold. 525 00:48:35,495 --> 00:48:36,955 You were down there for so long. 526 00:48:40,709 --> 00:48:42,461 It's all over now! 527 00:48:51,345 --> 00:48:52,429 Koki! 528 00:48:54,097 --> 00:48:56,016 You did great. 529 00:48:58,101 --> 00:48:59,311 You really did us proud. 530 00:49:26,254 --> 00:49:27,339 FUNERAL FOR KOKI KIRIHARA 531 00:49:27,422 --> 00:49:29,132 In the wake of the accident, 532 00:49:29,216 --> 00:49:31,510 two employees lost their lives. 533 00:49:35,931 --> 00:49:37,349 On April 6th, 534 00:49:38,016 --> 00:49:42,688 a funeral was held for Koki Kirihara, who died in the basement of Unit 4. 535 00:49:42,771 --> 00:49:44,189 ON BEHALF OF FRIENDS, ON BEHALF OF TOEPCO 536 00:49:44,272 --> 00:49:45,649 ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOATING CLUB 537 00:49:47,776 --> 00:49:49,152 The great majority of us 538 00:49:50,696 --> 00:49:52,781 were unable to pay our respects. 539 00:50:00,330 --> 00:50:03,750 Work on the suspended reactor cooling units 540 00:50:03,834 --> 00:50:07,421 continued nonstop, even as March turned to April. 541 00:50:09,881 --> 00:50:13,969 The people who had put their lives on the line since March 11 542 00:50:14,845 --> 00:50:17,848 had gone without rest for an entire month. 543 00:50:21,643 --> 00:50:23,145 In both mind and body, 544 00:50:23,812 --> 00:50:25,689 they tested new limits of exhaustion 545 00:50:26,690 --> 00:50:30,569 and even bloody urine no longer provoked surprise. 546 00:50:36,116 --> 00:50:39,453 Looking back, how did this all begin? 547 00:50:44,583 --> 00:50:46,460 In the 1950s, 548 00:50:47,794 --> 00:50:50,672 as Japan overcame its defeat in World War II 549 00:50:51,965 --> 00:50:55,469 and achieved miraculous economic growth, 550 00:50:56,636 --> 00:50:59,222 a need for massive amounts of energy developed. 551 00:51:01,892 --> 00:51:05,103 One gram of the nuclear fuel uranium 235 552 00:51:06,313 --> 00:51:09,107 can produce energy equivalent 553 00:51:09,191 --> 00:51:11,401 to three tons of coal. 554 00:51:14,571 --> 00:51:15,655 It truly was 555 00:51:16,406 --> 00:51:19,618 an energy source three million times more powerful. 556 00:51:29,628 --> 00:51:34,508 Overcome with the faith that economic growth would last forever… 557 00:51:37,093 --> 00:51:40,263 the Japanese people saw in this energy of the future, 558 00:51:40,931 --> 00:51:42,516 a beacon of hope. 559 00:51:42,599 --> 00:51:44,309 NEW ENERGY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE 560 00:51:45,435 --> 00:51:48,605 We leveled the hills, 561 00:51:50,649 --> 00:51:52,567 submerged bulwarks beneath the ocean, 562 00:51:54,402 --> 00:51:59,741 and carved space into the bountiful nature of Chojahara in Fukushima. 563 00:52:01,535 --> 00:52:03,620 to build a nuclear power station. 564 00:52:05,747 --> 00:52:09,251 An electric power station that would give birth to the energy of the future. 565 00:52:26,518 --> 00:52:28,103 Now, 40 years later, 566 00:52:29,646 --> 00:52:34,484 our next task was to spend our days dismantling that same power station. 567 00:52:38,238 --> 00:52:39,698 At the time of its construction, 568 00:52:40,323 --> 00:52:42,742 who could have imagined a day would come 569 00:52:44,911 --> 00:52:49,291 when we would willfully destroy this beacon of hope 570 00:52:50,292 --> 00:52:52,335 that was to give birth to the energy of the future. 571 00:52:54,296 --> 00:52:55,338 What's more, 572 00:52:56,047 --> 00:53:02,053 the time required to do so is said to be 30, or even 40 years. 573 00:53:14,608 --> 00:53:17,110 The debris that was propelled by the hydrogen explosions 574 00:53:18,528 --> 00:53:20,906 emitted high levels of radiation 575 00:53:21,865 --> 00:53:23,450 that obstructed human habitat. 576 00:53:45,972 --> 00:53:49,476 Even now, a high volume of unused nuclear fuel 577 00:53:49,559 --> 00:53:51,978 remains within the reactors. 578 00:53:53,229 --> 00:53:58,068 JANUARY 2017 579 00:53:59,319 --> 00:54:01,112 {\an8}When its cooling functions were lost, 580 00:54:01,655 --> 00:54:04,199 {\an8}the nuclear generators emitted high temperatures 581 00:54:04,282 --> 00:54:06,368 {\an8}that simultaneously melted the fuel 582 00:54:06,868 --> 00:54:09,996 and mixed it with the melting of the reactor itself, 583 00:54:10,705 --> 00:54:12,791 leading both to accumulate on the reactor's floor. 584 00:54:14,876 --> 00:54:17,837 Known as "fuel debris," 585 00:54:17,921 --> 00:54:20,215 this combined mass of radioactive material 586 00:54:21,091 --> 00:54:22,300 totals hundreds of tons. 587 00:54:25,428 --> 00:54:27,889 Of course, no human can approach it. 588 00:54:34,145 --> 00:54:35,814 More ominously, 589 00:54:35,897 --> 00:54:37,941 this unfathomable accumulation of radioactive material 590 00:54:38,650 --> 00:54:41,945 cannot even be observed with the help of robots. 591 00:54:44,322 --> 00:54:46,574 The estimated level of radioactive dose 592 00:54:46,658 --> 00:54:48,702 is 70 sieverts per hour. 593 00:54:49,911 --> 00:54:52,038 That's not 70 millisieverts, 594 00:54:52,956 --> 00:54:54,457 but 70 sieverts. 595 00:54:56,626 --> 00:55:00,672 According to research, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima 596 00:55:00,755 --> 00:55:03,842 had a dose of one sievert at a distance of 1,5 kilometers 597 00:55:04,718 --> 00:55:06,469 from the core of the blast. 598 00:55:08,888 --> 00:55:11,766 If a person spent an hour inside Unit 2's primary containment vessel, 599 00:55:12,976 --> 00:55:15,437 they would suffer a radioactive dose 600 00:55:15,979 --> 00:55:17,355 70 times higher. 601 00:55:19,315 --> 00:55:24,446 FEBRUARY 2019 602 00:55:24,529 --> 00:55:26,031 Recently, we finally learned 603 00:55:26,906 --> 00:55:29,659 that the debris can actually be moved. 604 00:55:31,411 --> 00:55:34,122 But that is only a possibility. 605 00:55:35,665 --> 00:55:37,292 We still don't know how to excavate it 606 00:55:37,876 --> 00:55:39,586 or where it could be stored. 607 00:55:41,629 --> 00:55:43,840 Determining a final disposal method 608 00:55:44,340 --> 00:55:46,051 is unlikely to happen soon. 609 00:55:52,557 --> 00:55:55,935 We don't know how long it will take to decommission the reactors. 610 00:55:58,438 --> 00:56:00,565 The residents living in the Hamadori strip of Fukushima 611 00:56:01,149 --> 00:56:02,817 abandoned their dwellings 612 00:56:03,651 --> 00:56:06,112 and were forced to leave their homeland. 613 00:56:09,574 --> 00:56:12,368 Over 110,000 people relocated 614 00:56:13,661 --> 00:56:17,040 and tens of thousands of homes were left unattended. 615 00:56:28,134 --> 00:56:30,887 {\an8}NEW ENERGY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE 616 00:56:30,970 --> 00:56:33,181 {\an8}Domestic livestock lost their owners 617 00:56:33,264 --> 00:56:34,933 and all perished. 618 00:56:38,728 --> 00:56:43,274 On the other hand, wild animals seem livelier than ever. 619 00:56:44,984 --> 00:56:50,448 The territory that humans had conquered when they began the construction 620 00:56:51,574 --> 00:56:55,245 of the power station in 1966, was now the animals' to reclaim. 621 00:56:56,538 --> 00:56:58,123 Forty years ago, 622 00:56:59,040 --> 00:57:01,292 we leveled the mountains, 623 00:57:02,043 --> 00:57:04,254 built concrete walls in the ocean… 624 00:57:05,797 --> 00:57:07,966 and deprived wild animals of their habitat. 625 00:57:10,135 --> 00:57:11,845 Next it was humans' turn 626 00:57:12,971 --> 00:57:15,098 to lose their homes. 627 00:57:18,434 --> 00:57:21,855 Perhaps because fewer cars means cleaner air, 628 00:57:23,481 --> 00:57:25,400 a clear night sky unfolds 629 00:57:25,984 --> 00:57:29,612 and the glow of the stars is more beautiful than ever. 630 00:57:29,696 --> 00:57:31,823 UNDER INSPECTION 631 00:57:32,782 --> 00:57:34,200 OFF LIMITS 632 00:57:34,284 --> 00:57:40,039 20 KM TO FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION 633 00:57:41,207 --> 00:57:42,750 I sometimes catch myself thinking 634 00:57:43,751 --> 00:57:46,588 that Fukushima looks back to the way it was before. 635 00:57:48,798 --> 00:57:51,342 But that's not true. 636 00:57:52,927 --> 00:57:55,346 A dark inheritance spreads far and wide. 637 00:57:57,098 --> 00:57:58,600 The giant artificial structures 638 00:57:59,476 --> 00:58:02,645 that we once called a brighter future, 639 00:58:03,980 --> 00:58:05,982 are now a problematic legacy 640 00:58:06,566 --> 00:58:10,361 that must be confronted in the subsequent decades. 641 00:58:14,741 --> 00:58:17,911 Mankind is powerless before nature. 642 00:58:18,870 --> 00:58:22,457 With the beautiful sky and ocean of Fukushima at our backs, 643 00:58:23,416 --> 00:58:24,792 today is another busy day 644 00:58:25,627 --> 00:58:28,379 in which we must clear away 645 00:58:29,214 --> 00:58:30,924 the harm that we have wrought. 646 00:58:31,549 --> 00:58:37,555 Okay! Go ahead! 647 00:58:37,639 --> 00:58:38,973 That’s good! 648 00:58:58,493 --> 00:59:00,537 The more than 1,000 cherry trees 649 00:59:00,620 --> 00:59:02,705 that had been planted on the station grounds 650 00:59:03,831 --> 00:59:06,167 were judged to be a source of continued contamination 651 00:59:06,793 --> 00:59:08,419 and the majority were cut down. 652 00:59:10,421 --> 00:59:12,799 Approximately 400 are all that will remain. 653 00:59:19,973 --> 00:59:22,642 What is there left for me to do now? 654 00:59:25,103 --> 00:59:26,646 With the time I have left… 655 00:59:28,439 --> 00:59:29,899 the time that remains… 656 00:59:31,317 --> 00:59:32,360 That's right. 657 00:59:33,403 --> 00:59:34,904 My days are numbered. 658 00:59:36,656 --> 00:59:40,994 After the accident, cancer overtook my body. 659 00:59:42,287 --> 00:59:43,663 I'm at stage three. 660 00:59:44,581 --> 00:59:46,833 They say treatment will be difficult. 661 00:59:48,042 --> 00:59:51,713 The media likes to claim that it was radiation poisoning 662 00:59:52,463 --> 00:59:55,341 and tied it to the nuclear disaster, 663 00:59:56,009 --> 00:59:59,387 but I myself blame the stress of the accident response 664 01:00:00,263 --> 01:00:02,849 and my long years of smoking. 665 01:00:06,227 --> 01:00:07,979 Perhaps the only measure I can take 666 01:00:08,479 --> 01:00:10,523 is to make the seismic isolated building 667 01:00:11,482 --> 01:00:13,443 a tobacco free zone. 668 01:00:16,321 --> 01:00:17,447 Back to the story. 669 01:00:17,530 --> 01:00:19,198 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE 670 01:00:19,282 --> 01:00:20,617 With the time I have left, 671 01:00:21,492 --> 01:00:23,369 the most important work I can do 672 01:00:24,203 --> 01:00:28,416 is to tell future generations about the disaster. 673 01:00:31,461 --> 01:00:34,797 Naturally, there is not much I can say. 674 01:00:34,881 --> 01:00:35,882 However, 675 01:00:36,507 --> 01:00:39,093 I can leave behind a record 676 01:00:39,177 --> 01:00:43,306 of my experiences here at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. 677 01:00:44,599 --> 01:00:47,602 I was there, on that day. 678 01:00:49,103 --> 01:00:51,356 I saw what happened. 679 01:00:51,981 --> 01:00:55,068 I heard the sounds, smelled the scents, 680 01:00:55,860 --> 01:00:57,403 and felt the terror. 681 01:00:59,697 --> 01:01:00,948 Only those who were there 682 01:01:01,616 --> 01:01:03,534 can tell the story. 683 01:01:04,160 --> 01:01:05,328 One could say 684 01:01:06,412 --> 01:01:09,874 that is the ultimate responsibility of those who were involved. 685 01:01:11,084 --> 01:01:14,921 That is why I must pass on what I know. 686 01:01:16,673 --> 01:01:17,799 That is why 687 01:01:19,050 --> 01:01:20,718 I can't die just yet. 688 01:01:23,262 --> 01:01:26,391 I've decided, for just a while longer, 689 01:01:27,058 --> 01:01:28,434 to live on. 690 01:01:29,394 --> 01:01:35,817 {\an8}TOEPCO STATION MANAGER 691 01:01:47,078 --> 01:01:51,207 The answers that you have given us today, 692 01:01:52,041 --> 01:01:53,501 depending on circumstances, 693 01:01:54,210 --> 01:02:01,217 could potentially be released to the public in your own words. 694 01:02:04,095 --> 01:02:05,388 Do you approve? 695 01:02:21,362 --> 01:02:22,572 I do. 696 01:02:34,333 --> 01:02:39,130 On July 9, 2013, two years after the accident, 697 01:02:39,213 --> 01:02:41,883 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Manager Masao Yoshida 698 01:02:41,966 --> 01:02:43,843 passed away at the age of 58. 699 01:02:45,595 --> 01:02:49,515 His post-accident testimony was released as The Yoshida Testimony. 700 01:02:51,476 --> 01:02:52,894 Along with TEPCO's 701 01:02:52,977 --> 01:02:55,938 Fukushima Nuclear Accident Analysis Report, 702 01:02:56,022 --> 01:02:58,524 it has proven to be an unprecedented and invaluable record 703 01:02:58,608 --> 01:03:00,485 of an unfolding nuclear power station accident. 704 01:03:02,403 --> 01:03:06,199 The journalist Ryusho Kadota 705 01:03:06,282 --> 01:03:11,204 interviewed more than 90 people who responded to the accident. 706 01:03:11,287 --> 01:03:13,623 His findings were published 707 01:03:13,706 --> 01:03:17,043 in his book, On The Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi. 708 01:03:18,753 --> 01:03:20,922 This series was based on The Yoshida Testimony, 709 01:03:21,005 --> 01:03:23,549 Fukushima Nuclear Accident Analysis Report, 710 01:03:23,633 --> 01:03:26,052 And On The Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi 711 01:03:26,135 --> 01:03:28,179 In honor of the people who were present on that day 712 01:03:28,262 --> 01:03:30,348 and in that place, we have tried to faithfully portray 713 01:03:30,431 --> 01:03:32,892 their struggles, fears, and heavy burden of responsibility 714 01:03:32,975 --> 01:03:35,228 while also compressing and dramatizing 715 01:03:35,311 --> 01:03:38,523 certain events and characters in the form of a narrative story. 716 01:03:40,274 --> 01:03:44,028 As of the current date, in 2023, 717 01:03:45,780 --> 01:03:49,450 the aftermath of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station 718 01:03:51,410 --> 01:03:54,163 is still unresolved 719 01:03:54,247 --> 01:03:56,999 and the work of decommissioning continues to this day. 720 01:06:09,882 --> 01:06:14,887 Subtitle translation by: Brad Plumb