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Learning from Fukushima | Issues in Science and Technology - 0 views

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  • Inadequate risk assessment models have been identified as another main culprit in the Fukushima disaster.
  • Benjamin McKeown on 13 Dec 16
     
    "Inadequate risk assessment models have been identified as another main culprit in the Fukushima disaster."
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Japan panel: Fukushima nuclear disaster 'man-made' - BBC News - 0 views

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  • It said that the situation at the plant worsened in the aftermath of the earthquake because government agencies "did not function correctly", with key roles left ambiguous. It also highlighted communication failures between Tepco and the office of then Prime Minister Naoto Kan, whose visit to the site in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake "diverted" staff.
  • "Japan's regulators need to shed the insular attitude of ignoring international safety standards and transform themselves into a globally trusted entity," it said.
  • "could and should have been foreseen and prevented" and its effects "mitigated by a more effective human response",
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  • The report catalogued serious deficiencies in both the government and plant operator Tepco's response.
  • It also blamed cultural conventions and a reluctance to question authority. Analysis By Mariko OiBBC News, Tokyo While the report is highly critical of all the key parties, it digs even deeper. The panel called the disaster "Made in Japan", because the mindset that allowed the accident to happen can be found across the country. It flagged up the bureaucracy's role in both promoting and regulating the nuclear industry, and also cultural factors such as a traditional reluctance to question authority. The report was expected to use strong language, but not many thought it would be this harsh. The panel also found that there was a possibility that the plant was damaged by the earthquake, contradicting the official position that only the tsunami contributed to the disaster. It could put further pressure on the government, which recently authorised the restart of two nuclear reactors in western Japan. They were declared safe in April but the plant also sits on top of a fault line.
  • "Although triggered by these cataclysmic events, the subsequent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant cannot be regarded as a natural disaster," it sai
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Fukushima fault: 'Man-made disaster' could have been prevented - RT News - 0 views

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  • the result of collusion between the government, the regulators and TEPCO, and the lack of governance by said parties,”
  • Across the board, the Commission found ignorance and arrogance unforgivable for anyone or any organization that deals with nuclear power. We found a disregard for global trends and a disregard for public safety,”
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    "eport by the parliamentary commission"
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Fukushima nuclear accident down to human factors | New Scientist - 0 views

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  • “They restarted Oi without addressing any of the real issues.”
  • “We could have another Fukushima-scale nuclear accident tomorrow and 18 months down the line we’d be right back to where we are now,” says Watanabe.
  • calls “the Japanese mindset” that meant the disaster was very much “made in Japan”. The disaster’s “fundamental causes are to be found in the ingrained conventions of Japanese culture: our reflexive obedience; our reluctance to question authority,” Kurokawa says.
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