7.5/10332 votes#1 - The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Is Submerged
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2023
March 11, 2011; 225 kilometers from Tokyo, a 15 meter high tsunami hits the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, damaging one of the cooling systems.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jun Masumoto
7.1/10276 votes#2 - No Need to Evacuate
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2023
While still unable to get an assessment of the situation from Fukushima Daiichi, the government tells the public to stay calm and remain in their homes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10245 votes#3 - Radioactive Emissions Will Be Minimal
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/1/2023
Pressure in the containment vessel starts to rapidly rise. With a catastrophic explosion imminent, TOEPCO suggests releasing the gas into the atmosphere.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10231 votes#4 - It Would Mean Turning Our Backs on Fukushima
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/1/2023
With the power still down, the valves will have to be opened manually. With heavy hearts, some workers ask if they can evacuate to a safer location.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10228 votes#5 - Our Company Has Lost Its Mind
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/1/2023
Station Manager Yoshida decides to use seawater as a cooling source, but TOEPCO headquarters tells him to wait for authorization from the administration.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10220 votes#6 - I Can No Longer Leave Here Alive
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/1/2023
When pressure in the containment vessel finally starts to decrease, TOEPCO headquarters want on-site workers to get back to work, but Yoshida is wary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10211 votes#7 - Decide the Conditions for Evacuation
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/1/2023
As the administration and TOEPCO headquarters grow increasingly impatient, Station Manager Yoshida asks for permission to evacuate some on-site workers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10220 votes#8 - A Scenario of Japan's Collapse
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/2023
The Prime Minister is informed that in a worst case scenario, a third of the country — including the Tokyo area — will become uninhabitable for decades.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat — an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Is Submerged" is the best rated episode of "THE DAYS" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 332 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Jun Masumoto, it aired on 6/1/2023. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "No Need to Evacuate".