Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- Past problems with Japan's regulatory system. -- Japan's response after the Fukushim Daiichi accident. -- Specific safety measures. -- Appendix. -- Notes
Summary
The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011 was preventable. The Great East Japan earthquake and the tsunami that followed it were unprecedented events in recent history, but they were not altogether unforeseeable. Stronger regulation across the nuclear power industry could have prevented many of the worst outcomes at Fukushima Daiichi and will be needed to prevent future accidents. Poor planning led to the underutilization of resources and compounded the problem at Fukushima Daiichi. This report reviews some of the major problems leading up to the accident and the proposed regulatory reforms, including an overhaul of the nuclear regulatory bureaucracy and specific safety requirements that have been proposed
Notes
"May 2013"--Cover
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-44)
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF cover page (FAS, viewed October 26, 2018)