Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Tours: Trust Building with an Eye to the Challenges Ahead

The heavily damaged Unit 1 reactor building, as seen in February 2020. (© Hashino Yukinori)

The Unit 1 reactor building, now enveloped in a giant cover, in January 2026. (© Hashino Yukinori)

Participants in the tour stand on an embankment overlooking the four damaged reactors. (© Hashino Yukinori)

Shiga Mikiko (right) asks TEPCO staff questions during a roundtable that was part of the tour. (© Hashino Yukinori)

Tour participants take part in a roundtable. (© Hashino Yukinori)

Unit 2, at left, and the rounded dome cover of Unit 3. (© Hashino Yukinori)