Edition

A Discussion With TEPCO About Carnegie's Paper "Why Fukushima Was Preventable"

IN THIS ISSUE: A discussion With TEPCO, challenges posed by N. Korea's weapon-grade uranium, Iran to display cyber power in maneuvers soon, China to resume construction of nuclear plants, Iraq ratifies additional protocol, German team expected soon to close Kudankulam reactor vessel.

Published on October 25, 2012
 

A Discussion With TEPCO About Carnegie's Paper "Why Fukushima Was Preventable"

James Acton and Mark Hibbs | Carnegie Publication

Fukushima

After the release of James Acton and Mark Hibbs's Carnegie Paper Why Fukushima Was Preventable in March, the Tokyo Electric Power Company responded to some of the claims made in the report, which resulted in the following dialogue between TEPCO and the authors of the paper.

We are grateful to TEPCO for taking the time to comment on our report. Whether the accident at Fukushima Daiichi was reasonably foreseeable is a profoundly important question, especially for the public acceptance of nuclear power generation in future.  Full Article



Follow the Nuclear Policy Program
 RSS News Feed Facebook Twitter
Footer information begins here
More from Proliferation News


David Albright and Christina Walrond | 38 North
North Korea may be moving to increase the size and sophistication of its nuclear arsenal. This escalation follows the demise of the February 29, 2012 reciprocal arrangement between Pyongyang and Washington, and North Korean statements that it will bolster its nuclear deterrent.     Full Article

Fars News Agency
The head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization, Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali, announced that Iranian experts will soon stage cyber drills to show the country's power and deterrence in this field. We will stage cyber maneuvers next week in five or six major zones to test cyber infrastructures," Jalali said in a press conference.    Full Article

Lan Lan | China Daily
The construction of new nuclear power stations, which had been suspended since the Fukushima disaster in March 2011, will be resumed in China. Two programs — the national plan for nuclear power security and nuclear power development — were approved on Wednesday at an executive meeting of the State Council.    Full Article

IAEA
On 23 October 2012, the Iraqi Ambassador, Surood Rashid Najib, met IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna. Ambassador Najib notified the Director General that the Iraqi authorities have ratified the additional protocol to their comprehensive safeguards agreement and it has therefore entered into force.    Full Article

New York Daily News
India's atomic power plant operator, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is awaiting the arrival of German technicians to close the pressure vessel of the first 1,000 MW reactor at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), said a senior official.    Full Article
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.