[Integrated] Japan's protective forces only more than a thousand people? A nuclear accident will lead to an emergency

In the early morning of November 22, 2016, an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale occurred near the sea in Fukushima Prefecture. Affected by this, the cooling device of Unit 3 with 2,544 fuel rods in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant stopped operating. Although the cooling function returned to normal after an hour and a half, the news came out and the local people were still sweating. The atmosphere of "a fear of nuclear" is still spreading in Japanese society. So, what exactly is Japan's nuclear protection force?

Objectively speaking, Japan’s nuclear protection environment is still relatively fragile. Local nuclear power plants have large volumes. In addition to nuclear reactors, power systems, water sources, and other ancillary facilities require at least 80,000 square meters of floor space, the construction of nuclear power plant facilities is quite sophisticated and fragile, as long as aviation bombs or conventional bombardments impose low precision on them. Horizontal shooting, and even rockets fired by terrorists, may paralyze the nuclear power plant (note: nuclear leakage may not necessarily occur). Moreover, the physical structure of the nuclear power plant determines that it can only be built on the surface, which is an ideal target for the enemy.

The 70s and 80s of the last century were the period of rapid development of Japanese nuclear power plants. At this stage, Japan had 18 new nuclear power plants and 35 nuclear reactors (up to 51 in the 1990s). Later, with some nuclear reactors abandoned, Japan still has 17 nuclear power plants and 44 nuclear reactors. It should be pointed out that these 17 nuclear power plants are densely distributed on the coasts of the Japan Sea and the Pacific Ocean and are easily targeted for attack.

After the large-scale nuclear leakage occurred in the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011 due to a tsunami, the Self-Defense Forces began to strengthen the protection capabilities of nuclear power plants. However, because of the late start, the scale and quality of related forces still lag behind the overall construction level of the Self-Defense Forces. . The large number of nuclear power stations in Japan and the high density of population distribution means that in the event of a nuclear leak, neighboring residents will suffer.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan had conducted a study on the damage that may have been caused by an air strike at a nuclear power plant. The result was "shocking." Studies have shown that the nuclear leakage caused by the attack on nuclear power plants will cause great harm to the people in the surrounding areas. If surrounding people did not transfer beforehand, they would die 18,000 people on the spot, and 41,000 people would be acutely poisoned. If residents who are within a radius of 1 kilometer from the nuclear power plant were transferred within 1 to 5 hours after the attack, 8200 people will still die. 3.3 Ten thousand people are acutely poisoned; in the long run, 24,000 people will die from cancer, and within a radius of 87 kilometers, the nuclear power plant will no longer be suitable for human habitation.

According to the Japan News Network, the Tokyo Fire Department announced on the 21st that the firefighters' nuclear-armed uniforms participating in the discharge of water and nuclear radiation monitoring at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant were disclosed. On the left side of the photo is the anti-nuclear fire service, and on the right is the anti-nuclear service worn during the nuclear radiation test. The weight of the anti-nuclear clothing worn by each firefighter is about 16 kg.