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Nuclear Watchdog Says Japan Underestimated Tsunami Danger |
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Thursday, June 02, 2011 |
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Jun 07, 2011 |
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“Japan underestimated the danger of tsunamis and failed to prepare adequate backup systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a team of inspectors from an international nuclear regulator said Wednesday in a critical report that came as the Japanese prime minister prepared to face a no-confidence vote in Parliament …” [The New York Times]
Financial Times adds that "…the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog, placed the blame for the world’s second-worst civil nuclear accident on weaknesses in the design of the Fukushima Daiichi station, rather than the actions of plant operators or government agencies in the aftermath of the March 11 natural disaster…” [Financial Times]
In related news, Bloomberg reports that “… the government-run Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has been criticized for not ensuring Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant’s operator, heeded warnings that a tsunami could overwhelm its defenses. A reorganization of Japan’s atomic regulators is ‘unavoidable,’ Goshi Hosono, a special adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, said after the IAEA released its report….” [Bloomberg].
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Nuclear Watchdog Says Japan Underestimated Tsunami Danger Japan underestimated the danger of tsunamis and failed to prepare adequate backup systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant a team of inspectors from an international nuclear regulator said Wednesday in a critical report that came as the Japanese prime minister prepared to face a no-confidence vote in Parliament
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