Infographics: Fifteen Years Since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
As memories of the Fukushima nuclear disaster fade and Japan turns again toward nuclear power, FoE Japan offers a visual guide to the accident’s enduring damage, the shifts in policy, and the obscured realities of nuclear costs, fuel, and waste.

Nearly fifteen years are about to pass since the nuclear accident. While the number of people with no memory of the disaster grows, the erosion of memory has become a serious problem even among the generations who lived through it. At present, fifteen nuclear reactors have been restarted in Japan, and the country is reaching a major turning point, with publicly funded loan schemes for new construction and expansion also under consideration. Yet the realities of nuclear power, including the cost of building plants, the mining and processing of uranium fuel, and the fate of spent nuclear fuel, can hardly be said to be widely known.
原発事故からまもなく15年が経過しようとしています。事故を知らない世代が増える一方で、経験した世代の間でも記憶の風化が深刻な課題となっています。現在、国内では15基の原発が再稼働し、新増設に向けた公的資金の融資制度も検討されるなど、大きな転換点を迎えています。 しかし、原発の建設費用、ウラン燃料の採掘や加工、使用済み核燃料の行方など、その実態は広く知られているとは言えません。
FoE Japan has now published a booklet that organizes the complex information surrounding nuclear power and energy, using a wealth of charts and photographs to present the damage caused by the accident, changes in policy, and trends in nuclear power in Japan and abroad. We hope this volume will be used as material for thinking about the future of energy.
FoE Japanは、このたび、原発やエネルギーをめぐる複雑な情報を整理し、豊富な図と写真で、事故の被害や政策の変遷、国内外の原発の動向をまとめた冊子を発行しました。本書をエネルギーの未来を考えるための材料としてご活用いただければ幸いです。
A4 format, 32 pages, color. Print edition: 500 yen per copy, postage not included. PDF edition: free. Cover illustration: Kunihiro Suzuki. *Print copies will be shipped sequentially from March 6. Please contact us if your order is urgent.
A4 32頁、カラー、印刷版:1部500円(送料別) PDF版:無料 表紙イラスト:鈴木邦弘さん ※印刷版は3/6から順次発送します。お急ぎの場合はご連絡ください。
■ Three Features■ 3つの特徴
- Visual understanding through “26 richly detailed diagrams.” Using 26 diagrams, the booklet offers an intuitive explanation of matters difficult to convey through words alone, such as the realities of radioactive contamination and the cost structure of nuclear power. Readers can grasp the current situation visually.
- 視覚で理解する「26点の豊富な図解」 文字だけでは伝わりにくい「放射能汚染の実態」や「原発のコスト構造」を、26点の図を用いて直感的に解説。視覚的に現状を把握できます。
- Includes a “detailed chronology” that fills in the blank fifteen years. Covering the fifteen years from the outbreak of the accident to the present, this highly documentary chronology allows readers to review at a glance the course of those years, from the responses of the government and operators after the accident to citizens’ movements, lawsuits, and shifts in policy.
- 空白の15年を埋める「詳細な年表」を収録 事故発生から現在に至るまでの15年間を網羅。事故後の政府・事業者の対応や市民運動、裁判、政策の変遷まで、15年間の軌跡を一目で振り返ることができる資料性の高い年表です。
- Reveals the rarely discussed underside of “costs and fuel.” The booklet delves into the surprisingly little-known “back side” of nuclear power: enormous construction costs and investments, the sources of uranium fuel, and the problem of “nuclear waste,” for which no solution is in sight.
- 語られにくい「コストと燃料」の裏側を提示 膨大な建設費用や投資、ウラン燃料の供給源、そして解決の目処が立たない「核のごみ」の問題など、意外と知られていない原発の「裏側」に踏み込みます。
Table of Contents: Chronology: Fifteen Years Since the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. Part I. The Nuclear Accident and the Damage Today - 01 The Spread of Radioactive Materials - 02 Radioactive Materials Deposited in Soil - 03 Changes in Evacuation Zones - 04 Changes in the Number of Residents in Former Evacuation-Order Zones - 05 How Many Evacuees Are There?
目次 年表 福島原発事故から15年 Part I. 原発事故と被害の今 - 01 放射性物質の拡散 - 02 土壌に沈着した放射性物質 - 03 避難区域の変遷 - 04 旧避難指示区域の居住者数の推移 - 05 避難者の数は?
- 06 Ocean Discharge of ALPS-Treated Contaminated Water - 07 Thyroid Cancer - 08 The Current State of “Decommissioning.” Part II. Nuclear Power and Energy - 09 Operating Status of Nuclear Power Plants in Japan - 10 Operating Status of Nuclear Power Plants Worldwide and Nuclear Disasters - 11 Where Does Uranium Fuel Come From?
- 06 ALPS 処理汚染水の海洋放出 - 07 甲状腺がん - 08「 廃炉」の今 Part II. 原発とエネルギー - 09 原発の稼働状況(日本) - 10 世界の原発の稼働状況と核災害 - 11 ウラン燃料はどこから?
- 12 Global Trends in Power Generation Costs - 13 What Are the Construction Costs of Recently Started Nuclear Power Plants?
- 12 世界的な発電費用の推移 - 13 最近稼働した原発の建設コストは?
- 14 Trends in Global Nuclear Power Generation and Years in Operation - 15 Trends in Investment in Renewables and Nuclear Power - 16 The Fate of “Nuclear Waste” - 17 Subsidies to Nuclear Plant Host Communities - 18 Electricity Generation by Power Source and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Generation - 19 The Reality of “Next-Generation Innovative Reactors.” How to Order. *Print edition price: 500 yen per copy, postage not included.
- 14 世界の原子力の発電量の推移と稼働年数 - 15 再エネと原発への投資の推移 - 16「 核のごみ」のゆくえ - 17 原発立地地域への交付金 - 18 電源別発電量と発電による温室効果ガス排出量 - 19「 次世代革新炉」の現実 申込方法 ※印刷版価格:1部500円 (送料別)
*Bulk-purchase discounts: 20 or more copies, 5% off; 30 or more copies, 10% off; 40 or more copies, 20% off; 50 or more copies, 30% off. *Postage: 1-9 copies, 200 yen; 10 copies, 430 yen; more than that, 1,000 yen.
※まとめ買い割引 20冊以上…5%引き、30冊以上…10%引き、40冊以上…20%引き、50冊以上…30%引き ※送料:1~9冊:200円、10冊:430円、それ以上:1,000円
How to order: Please place your order through the FoE Store. Alternatively, by fax or inquiry form, please use the subject line “Illustrated Guide: Fifteen Years Since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident” and provide 1. your name, 2. postal code, 3. address, 4. telephone number, and 5. number of copies. Fax: 03-6909-5986. *Shipments are scheduled to begin sequentially on March 6, 2026. Please contact us if your order is urgent.
お申込み方法:FoEストアからご注文ください。または、ファックス・問い合わせフォームにて、件名を「図解:福島第一原発事故から15年」とし、①お名前、②郵便番号、③ご住所、④電話番号、⑤部数――をご連絡ください。(Fax:03-6909-5986) ※2026年3月6日より順次発送予定です。お急ぎの場合はご連絡ください。
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FoE Japanは、皆様のご支援に支えられて、原発・エネルギー政策に関する情報分析や発信、政府や議員への働きかけ、福島ぽかぽかプロジェクトの実施などの活動を継続しています。よろしければご寄付をご検討いただければ幸いです。
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