01x07 - Decide the Conditions for Evacuation

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BASED ON TRUE EVENTS

FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI
FRONT OF SEISMIC ISOLATED BUILDING

I'll open the door on this side.

There's another one here.

- Are you okay?
- We are.

But unfortunately, one of TOEPCO'S guys
wasn't so lucky.

- Watch your step.
- I'm sorry.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI
SEISMIC ISOLATED BUILDING ENTRANCE

Someone give me a hand here!
Radiation check, quick.

Team leader,
I'm calling from the survey area.

We have many with injuries.

Please dispatch the medical team
immediately. Please hurry!

Verify the situation!

Where's the rescue team?

The radiation detector's
off the scale. We can't read it.

This area's too contaminated
to even check the evacuees.

Careful!

Black smoke is billowing
high and we can also see flames.

Would you describe this high, billowing
smoke as a characteristic of Unit 3?

TOEPCO HEAD OFFICE

Vice President.

I wrote a report
on the white smoke coming from Unit 3.

REGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF WHITE SMOKE
ABOVE FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI UNIT 3

What are you saying here?

Unit 3 had an expl*si*n.

That is correct. There was an expl*si*n.

Have you been watching the TV?

Our entire country saw Unit 3 blow
on live television.

And "white smoke" is what you're saying?

Look.

Are you some kind of moron?

Sorry. Uh, I'll rewrite it immediately.

SEISMIC ISOLATED BUILDING
EMERGENCY OPERATION ROOM

Mr. Hayami!

I'm so glad

that you made it out of there.

It's nothing.

Did your officers all get out?

Yeah. We're all okay.

Did they find the missing TOEPCO guys?

Yes. All 40 workers
who went missing after the blast

have luckily been confirmed to be alive.

- How are your injuries there?
- They're all all right.

The issue now is the fire truck.

It got hit directly by the debris
and won't run.

Now, the pump is slowly working,

so we'll try to get that water
up to Unit 2, but...

Hmm.

Well, the issue is the SR valve then.

Increase the pressure!

- Increase the pressure!
- Increase the pressure!

FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI
NEAR UNIT 2 WATER INLET

That's as high as it goes!

The valve closed
after the impact from the expl*si*n.

My guys are collecting car batteries
so they can try and reopen it again.

It's no good.

We can't get a reading on Unit 4's
water levels at the spent fuel pool.

I'm having the other reactors'
pool temperatures read right now.

It doesn't seem so good.

NUMBER OF SPENT FUEL RODS: 10,921

Where are all these pools
of spent fuel located?

On the fifth floor at every reactor.

That does complicate things.

Yes.

Unit 4 is past the location of Unit 3,

so we'd have to go past highly radioactive
debris from the expl*si*n.

And at the moment,

we can't even get an accurate assessment
of the damage there.

Unit 2 primary containment vessel
pressure's at 680 kilopascals!

Nearly 700 kilopascals!

It's increased 100 over this last hour.

A hundred in an hour?

The primary containment vessel
could crack at any second.

The pressure data from the on-site crew,

every ten minutes, announce it.

Yes, sir.

- Are you okay? Hang in there.
- Where's the doctor?

- Does it hurt anywhere else?
- I'll put pressure on it.

Uh, sir?

Oh. Uh, sorry.

Get Unit 2's SR valve open ASAP.

And let's resume work on Units 3 and 4.

Also, get someone to check
the radiation around Unit 3.

Obviously I know that they're high! Sure.

I'm aware. Just get it done.

Unit 3's expl*si*n

was the same type of hydrogen expl*si*n
that occurred at the first unit,

and we think that the primary
containment vessel is still intact.

Uh, with the help of many experts,
we have been able to conclude

that a major spread of radiation
is unlikely to happen.

How likely is it that a similar hydrogen
expl*si*n will happen at the second unit?

In the interest
of avoiding that,

uh, we made the decision
to inject the reactor with seawater

and a crew on-site
has been doing everything that they can

to stabilize the reactor.

DO YOU THINK THEY'RE TELLING THE TRUTH?

I'VE HEARD THE RADIATION
IS ALREADY IN THE AIR.

OF COURSE IT IS.

BUT THEY SAID THE CHANCES ARE LOW.

THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S BAD.

BETTER FLEE JAPAN SOON.

FAMILY HOME OF UNIT 4 OPERATOR KIRIHARA

An online message board
that has recently gone viral.

Uh, there's a rumor
that's been going around

that the expl*si*n
at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station

was actually caused by human error.

Uh, apparently,
there's a popular online message board

going by the name of Harezo Channel.

People have reportedly made various posts

about the two workers who went missing
at the nuclear power station.

Let's take a look at a few now.

- OH, THE TWO WHO FLED, RIGHT?
- SO THEY REALLY DID RUN AWAY.

I SAW THEM RELAXING IN KORIYAMA.

I HEARD THEY MESSED UP THE COOLING UNITS
AND THEN RAN IN A PANIC.

SO THE EXPLOSIONS ARE THEIR FAULT?

SEARCHING FOR THE REAL TRUTH...
CLACK, CLACK, CLACK

THESE ARE DEFINITELY THE TWO CULPRITS
WHO ABANDONED THE NUCLEAR STATION.

THEY MAY BE WOLFING DOWN SASHIMI
AND CHUGGING BEER SOMEWHERE,

BUT IF THEIR NAMES
GET OUT, THEY'RE DEAD.

DO THEM A FAVOR
AND KEEP IT QUIET, LOL

THEIR NAMES WERE ALREADY ON TV.

YUYA TAKAHIRA AND KOKI KIRIHARA

KOKI KIRIHARA

Those were
the kinds of messages we're talking about.

We don't know
how reliable the information is yet.

But if this expl*si*n was,
in fact, caused by human error,

we're looking at a huge problem here.

These guys should face public condemnation
and get arrested!

Hmm. Well, their names are being
discussed by everyone at the moment,

so they must be panicking.

Come on. These guys
were asking to be put in the hot seat.

Well, you do seem pretty heated
about it, and you may have a point...

Mom? You see?

That's just unforgivable!

Sure, sure.

You don't just brush it off.
You can't turn a blind eye to stuff...

I wish your brother had

just skipped out and ran.

When are you going to resume
injecting the water?

Well, the SR valve is closed, sir.

And isn't that the one
that a car battery can handle?

Do it again!

We've already drained
a lot of the batteries.

Unit 2's primary containment vessel
pressure is 700 kilopascals.

Water levels can't be read.

Seven hundred?

This is bad, Yoshida!

Well, dry well venting's all we can do.

I know it'll spread more radioactive
material, but there's no choice.

Perform a dry well vent immediately.

You have my permission.

Forget about the details.

Listen, okay.

Two explosions have occurred, so...

So we're dealing with a...

A huge drop here in morale.

And also, everyone's at the brink

of maximum exposure to radiation.

Yes, but look, Yoshida, you can't lose
the primary containment vessel, all right?

So hurry up
and at least get the small valve opened!

I've already sent that order.

Good, but there's one more,
aside from the small one.

You don't think I know?!

We've been on the ground attacking this
for over 80 hours!

The workers we've got at site

aren't hesitating
until they get instruction

from you or the prime minister.

My guys,

and the Self-Defense team,

are working together.

And I'm telling you,
we're doing all that we can!

Just stay out of our way.

EPISODE 7

Excuse me, sir. The bus for people
who exceeded their radiation limit

is at the front of the building.

How many?

Twenty people, sir.

- We've got nowhere to put them?
- Even the halls are full.

Well, find somewhere for them.

- Understood. Got it.
- Thanks.

Be careful.

- Are you sure there's no water in there?
- We got a reading off the flow meter.

Then why
isn't the pressure going down?

We still can't figure that out.

I'm gonna check on the site.
Excuse me.

Honestly,
the radiation levels are very high.

Yes. Understood.

I'll have everyone from Nanpei evacuate
to the seismic isolated building.

Not sure if they're subcontractors
or affiliates.

It's nothing. Please don't worry about it.

Copy that.

Sir!

The basement of Unit 4's turbine building
has filled with seawater.

Let's try to pump it in and use that

to cool the nuclear reactor.

Sounds good.

Hey, it's worth trying.

Let's get the fire truck
moved in front of Units 5 and 6.

And let's clear the wreckage
to make some room.

And then, at the same time,

at Unit 4, we'll break the shutters
of the loading dock.

We can get the truck through there.

Yes, sir!

All right, team.
Let's go together. Of course.

FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI
FRONT OF UNIT 4 TURBINE BUILDING

It's no good.

What?

- Egawa!
- Yeah?

- Lay it down that way.
- Yes, sir.

- How are the radiation levels?
- We're still good.

- Kurokawa!
- Yeah?

- We're dropping the hose.
- Okay!

Yeah, that's it!

Kurokawa?

Kurokawa!

- Yeah?
- No good?

The water's too shallow!

We can't extend it?

These are the only hoses
that weren't destroyed.

- What's the length we need?
- I'll check it out!

TOEPCO
KOKI KIRIHARA

And you're sure?

Both of them still had
their IDs on. Those weren't washed away.

No, that's...

They had been missing

since they went to examine Unit 4
right after the quake.

It's certain.

They know it's Takahira and Kirihara.

It looks like the tsunami hit
when they were in the basement.

Did they retrieve them?

The radiation levels are
too high for us to go down into the water.

But we're trying to get them out.

Takahira and Kirihara.

In their twenties, right?

Takahira was 24,

and Kirihara was 21.

Mr. Yoshida!

There's Mr. Maejima calling
from the Control Room of Units 1 and 2.

What is it?

The fuel rods in Unit 2
are fully exposed.

And the pressure?

Seven hundred fifty kilopascals.

How many large buses can you get?

There are two here now

and we can probably get at least
one more of the buses from off-site.

Time to get ready for the worst case.

Try to keep everyone calm and just

explain that it's time to get ready.

FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI
EMERGENCY OPERATION ROOM PHS1

Yeah?

Something you can't say over video?

Yes.

What is it?

I need your guidelines
for evacuating the premises.

Doing what?

Obviously, I'll stay here

and we'll keep a skeleton crew here too

to keep the water injections going, but...

can you

please allow the workers
doing radiation checks,

arranging food, procuring supplies,

to evacuate now?

Subcontractors
and younger employees especially.

Please let them go as soon as possible.

Really? Is it that bad?

Please, I'm asking you,
just consider it.

To tell you the truth,

there's really no way that we can predict

what'll happen here.

And we're doing all we can, but it's

being ruined completely
'cause the station's a mess.

If we can't
get the power station under control,

the damage will be ten time worse

than it was in Chernobyl.

We'll lose every single person over here.

And I can't tell the employees,

"Because you all work for TOEPCO,
you have to die here."

As the station manager,
I'll stay till the end.

And I think
some of my longtime colleagues...

will stay behind with me.

Together then,

all of us

will try to keep cooling the reactor

until the final moment.

So, sir,

we need to get prepared

to let the rest of them evacuate.

Okay.

Mr. Kinoshita?

About those buses?

Right, sorry.

Like I was saying earlier,

buses will arrive
in front of the building.

Um, the thing is we could receive
an order to evacuate the building.

If there is, one of the buses
should go to Fukushima Daini Station.

Copy that.

All right then. That's it.

Okay.

FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI UNITS 1-6
CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR ROSTER

TOSHIO KAMEI
ISAMU KINOSHITA

RYO SHIROTA
KOJI FURUYA, TOMIO SEKIGUCHI

SHINJI MAEJIMA
AKIRA SHINKAWA

TAKENORI MIYOSHI
TOSHIHIRO OSUGI, AKIHIKO KOYATANI

SHINSUKE AIDA
HIROFUMI TSUDA, TOMONOBU KIMURA

KOZO HARAYAMA
SATOSHI TATENO

TAKUMI YONEDA
HIROSHI FUTAGAWA, SEIJI TODOROKI

SHINGO TODA
WATARU NOZAKI, KENJI MAKUTA

Oh, guys,

I'm sorry.

Will you die with me here?

Mr. Prime Minister! We have a problem!

What?

TOEPCO's president, Nishimura,
wants the okay to evacuate.

President Nishimura has arrived,
Mr. Prime Minister.

Evacuation is out of the question!

Of course, we're not considering
withdrawing completely.

What are you saying then?
I thought you were asking to evacuate.

Uh, no, when I said
I wanted to evacuate them, I...

I only meant that

we should pull some of them out.

So then you're not suggesting
that you do a full withdrawal?

No, of course not.

That idea didn't even cross my mind.

Okay then. Sir, shall we have them
carry on with their response?

You should have told us that!

Yes, sir. I'm really very sorry.

It's okay.

We're consolidating our headquarters.

Kataoka!

Listen up.
Get the prime minister to calm down.

That's your job, so do it.

Yes, sir.

This way, please.

- Excuse me.
- Clear a path. Step aside.

- Watch your step.
- Prime Minister, this way.

This way.

Right this way, please.

Go ahead, please. The center table.

Go ahead.

Please.

Here you go, sir.

You all know exactly what's going on

at the Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

In accordance with the law,

the government set up an HQ to respond,

but you're not communicating with us.

In order to handle
this situation properly,

we'll create a consolidated headquarters
here to ensure everything's in order.

I'll be the chief.

The deputy chiefs
are Ushiroya and Nishimura.

The damage here is severe.

The way things are going, Japan is doomed.

Withdrawal isn't an option!

You should risk your lives.

What's he think
we've been doing this whole time?

If you evacuate, TOEPCO is done.

You can't escape reality,
no matter where you try to run.

The intel from TOEPCO
has been inaccurate, if not untrue.

The hydrogen expl*si*n in Unit 1
was already airing on TV,

but the government received no report
until an hour later.

We can't just look at right now.

It's time to start thinking ahead.

Our most senior workers should lead
in this sacrifice, like I'm doing.

TOEPCO'S president
should do the same thing.

Uh, okay, guys,
back to what you were doing.

Get to your stations.

Yes, sir.

I'll reconnect
the gauge to the battery.

Please do.

- It's connected!
- Got it.

It's nearly time
for the scheduled data collection.

Let's hope
the pressure went down, even a little bit.

Make sure you're safe!
Everyone, take cover now!

- Yes, sir!
- Take cover!

Radiation levels, what are they?

Yes, sir.

Mr. Maejima!

Mr. Yoshida!

They heard an expl*si*n.
It's the Control Room for Units 1 and 2!

An expl*si*n?

At 6:14 a.m,
we heard an expl*si*n,

and Unit 2's suppression chamber
dropped to zero.

The suppression chamber.
You think there's a hole?

I'm not sure.

All I know is the pressure dropped
and radiation levels jumped.

- The parameters, get a check!
- Yes, sir.

They heard one
at Control for Units 3 and 4.

An expl*si*n?

Let's check the radiation right away.

If the suppression chamber
has a hole in it,

a great deal or radioactive material
will start to flow out.

- Check the levels!
- All right, guys.

Head office! Can you hear me?

I need permission
to evacuate the crew on site.

Do I have it?

The water injection crew stays.

Everyone else in the building

may evacuate.

Guys, your attention. Thanks.

Every department should have
only a skeleton crew stay.

That's it.

Everyone else evacuates.

And the department heads will decide

who to keep and who will go.

Everyone

who isn't currently involved with

the tasks at hand, you guys can all...

You can evacuate now.

And, everyone,

I would like...

I'd like to thank you all.

Keep coming! Keep coming!

Okay, stop!

- Slowly. Don't push.
- Hurry up, please. Next person.

Please move quickly.

Start with the seats at the back.

This way for buses heading
to the seismic isolated building!

Take off your vests and move out
right away. It's dangerous here.

Okay, take care.

Here we go, guys.

It's okay now. Don't worry.

Great work, kid.
Let's grab a drink when this calms down.

- You got it.
- Okay.

Take care.

Huh? Where's Nozaki?

Nozaki? I don't see him anywhere.

- Where'd he go?
- Nozaki!

- Nozaki!
- Nozaki!

What are you doing?

You heard the order.

Get out of here.

No. I'm gonna stay here.

That's an order.

No!

Don't be stupid, kid.

You just let us...

Let us old-timers
take care of this place, huh?

All you young guys gotta get out of here.

We need you to

conserve your energy,

because, you know, there's gonna be a...

A long recovery effort ahead.

We're counting on you.

Yes, sir.

Good.

Okay.

I'm... sorry to leave you behind.

Go on. Get out of here.

You've worried your family enough.

Your wife's furious, I bet.

You know, if we don't survive
to tell this tale,

you're in charge.

Guys, move forward.

Thank you for everything.

- Thank you.
- I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, boss.

Leave it to us, okay?

Come on, stop making that face.
You're creeping me out.

All right, good work.

Great work. Thank you, guys.

Watch your step.

Please head to the buses
going to the seismic isolated building.

Take your time. Move slowly.

Careful!

I'm sorry, sir. Just before we get
back to work, can I do one thing?

I want to write to my family.

Mm-hmm.

Oh.

Sorry. I just want to send one message

to my family.

Sorry. Of course.

TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS.
YOU'VE MADE ME A HAPPY MAN. THANK YOU.

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HOME.

KAZUKI, I HAVE TO STAY BEHIND. TAKE CARE
OF GRAMPS AND YOUR FEISTY MOM.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, DAD?
IF YOU DIE, I WON'T FORGIVE YOU.

WE'RE GOING OUT FOR A DRINK AGAIN, DAD.

Hey, time to switch.

- Good work.
- Hey. Thanks.

Man, I'm starving.

Should we eat, guys?

Well, I found some senbei.

- Oh, wow, thanks!
- Is there anything else around here?

This place
should be stocked with food supplies.

Yup, found 'em!

Hey, boss. We've got plenty of food here.

Yeah, come on. Here, pass these around.

Hey, you think this is all contaminated?

Now you're worried?

Nah.

- Oh.
- Oh, you found water?

We still have some here.

Here, drink that. Here you go, sir.

- Great. Thank you.
- Here you go.

Thank you.

Oh. I didn't know
you stayed.

Didn't know you did.

Oh, right. You were hired
at the same time.

Oh yeah. Haven't seen this guy
in a while though.

- Here.
- Oh, thanks.

Here you go. Water.

We did not

just stay behind so that we could die.

We're here 'cause we've got work to do.

Now let's keep this plant under control.

And then,

maybe,

we can all go back home.