Abstract

For Japan, the situation has become extremely difficult since counter-measures o deal with the nuclear accident had to be carried out along with dealing with he broader disaster caused by earthquake and the tsunami. In terms of damage, he Tohoku earthquake and the tsunami have caused the most fatalities and the argest economic loss ever from an earthquake and/or tsunami. The impact of this atural disaster is present not only in Japan but world-wide. The state of affairs n the global energy sector is affected by the consequences which may be lasting or decades. These effects are subject of this article dealing not with the nuclear ccident at Fukushima Daiichi NPPs itself, but rather with the world-wide onsequences and after effect on nuclear energy development. This includes: nvironmental damages, socio-economic effects, actions of safety authorities, xtended protective measures against external events, the impact on global uclear energy, triggered nuclear phase-outs and changes in new build plans as ell as the sustainability of energy mix itself and an outlook.