Table of Contents
Introduction vii
1 March 11, 2011: "A Situation That We Had Never Imagined" 1
2 March 12, 2011: "This May Get Really Ugly…" 34
3 March 12 Through 14, 2011: "What the Hell Is Going On?" 55
4 March 15 Through 18, 2011: "It's Going to Get Worse…" 79
5 Interlude-Searching for Answers: "People… Are Reaching the Limit of Anxiety and Anger" 103
6 March 19 Through 20, 2011: "Give Me the Worst Case" 121
7 Another March, Another Nation, Another Meltdown 141
8 March 21 Through December 2011: "The Safety Measures…Are Inadequate" 155
9 Unreasonable Assurances 182
10 "This Is a Closed Meeting. Right?" 204
11 2012: "The Government Owes the Public a Clear and Convincing Answer" 222
12 A Rapidly Closing Window of Opportunity 244
Appendix: The Fukushima Postmortem: What Happened? 263
Glossary 269
Key Individuals 277
U.S. Boiling Water Reactors with "Mark I" and "Mark II" Containments 279
Notes and References 281
Index 293