On March 11th 2011, a tsunami struck the East coast of Japan and a fifteen metre high wave crashed over the five-metre high sea walls at the Fukushima Daiitchi Nuclear power Plant, submerging the diesel back-up generators and damaging many buildings. The frantic battle to prevent catastrophic meltdown in the face of incomplete documentation and lack of planned procedures was now in the hands of a small number of extraordinarily brave people.

Using the findings from The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, this programme examines poor disaster planning, issues with leadership, learning from history, culture and challenge, and process safety.