Japan National Diet “The Official Report of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission" http://naiic.go.jp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/NAIIC_report_hi_res2.pdf
[Excerpts]
On page 9 of the executive
summary, the report describes the disaster primarily human wrought:
THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI of March 11,
2011 were natural disasters of a magnitude that
shocked the entire world. Although triggered by these cataclysmic events, the
subsequent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant cannot be
regarded as a natural disaster. It was a profoundly manmade disaster – that
could and should have been foreseen and prevented. And its effects could have
been mitigated by a more effective human response. How could such an accident
occur in Japan, a nation that takes such great pride in its global reputation
for excellence in engineering and technology? This Commission believes the
Japanese people – and the global community – deserve a full, honest and
transparent answer to this question. Our report catalogues a multitude of
errors and willful negligence that left the Fukushima plant unprepared for the
events of March 11. And it examines serious deficiencies in the response to the
accident by TEPCO, regulators and the government.
PAGE 19 [Excerpted]
"Approximately 150,000 people were evacuated in response to the accident. An estimated 167 workers were exposed to more than 100 millisieverts of radiation while dealing with the accident.
It is estimated that as much as 1,800 square kilometers of land in Fukushima Prefecture has now been contaminated by a cumulative radiation dose of 5 millisieverts or higher per year.
Insufficient evacuation planning led to many residents receiving unnecessary radiation exposure.
Others were forced to move multiple times, resulting in increased stress and health risks—including deaths among seriously ill patients. The government must move to analyze the state of the residents’ lives.
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