The 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident. How and Why It Happened

Table of Contents

1. The Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant accident 2. The Fukushima nuclear power plant accident: the main sequence of events 3. The response of central and local government agencies to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident 4. The response of the plant owner/operator (TEPCO) to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident 5. Evacuation and decontamination in response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident 6. Learning from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident 7. The future of nuclear power generation after the Fukushima accident

Authors

Yotaro Hatamura Hatamura Institute for the Advancement of Technology, Japan. Seiji Abe Professor, Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University, Japan. Dr. Seiji Abe is a Professor at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan, where he studies societal safety science in order to prevent accidents and disasters that are avoidable by scientific analysis and preparation. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Introduction to Societal Safety Sciences, published by Kansai University. He also served as Vice President of Kansai University for three years, where he led efforts to build the new school of Societal Safety Sciences. He has held a number of leadership and committee positions for professional societies and government organizations including serving as the President of the Japan Society of Public Utility Economics. Masao Fuchigami Komatsu Ltd., Japan. Naoto Kasahara The University of Tokyo, Japan. Kenji Iino SYDROSE LP, USA.