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‘Yoshida’s Dilemma: One Man’s Struggle to Avert Nuclear Catastrophe’: But for him, Fukushima could have been much worse via The Japan Times

[…] But in some ways Yoshida, an industry veteran of 32 years, was the right man to handle the crisis. His leadership during those days on the edge, at times in defiance of orders from the top of the utility … Continue reading

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Nuclear crisis man-made: Diet panel via The Japan Times

Regulatory system corrupt; safety steps were rejected The crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant was man-made and not a natural disaster, fundamentally the result of a long-corrupt regulatory system that allowed Tokyo Electric Power Co. to put off … Continue reading

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Fukushima reactor meltdown was a man-made disaster, says official report via The Guardian

Last year’s accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was a manmade disaster caused by poor regulation and collusion between the government, the operator and the industry’s watchdog, a report has said. In a highly critical assessment published on … Continue reading

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Diet investigative panel: Fukushima nuclear accident was man-made via The Asahi Shimbun

Lambasting both Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the prime minister’s office, the Diet’s task force investigating the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant recommended an overhaul of the government’s crisis management system. “The accident was not a natural … Continue reading

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Japanese commission: Don’t blame Mother Nature for Fukushima via Grist

Japan’s Fukushima disaster was one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, rendering a large area of the country uninhabitable for the immediate future. The meltdown was triggered by last year’s earthquake and tsunami, but don’t go blaming Nature, says … Continue reading

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Commission Calls Fukushima Nuclear Crisis a Man-Made Disaster via The New York Times

TOKYO — The nuclear accident at Fukushima was a preventable disaster rooted in government-industry collusion and the worst conformist conventions of Japanese culture, a parliamentary inquiry concluded on Thursday. The report, released by the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, … Continue reading

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