Incident u Fukushimi izazvao je zabrinutosti da bi se njegove posljedice mogle pokazati gorima nego u eksploiziji u Černobilu u aprilu 1986. godine, te je ponovno raspirio antinuklearne stavove u Evropi.
The Fukushima incident sparked concerns that its impact could prove worse than that of the Chernobyl explosion in April 1986 and rekindled anti-nuclear attitudes in Europe.