USA

Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Research Council.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2014 Aug 21.

On March 11, 2011, the Tōhoku Earthquake (Great East Japan Earthquake) and subsequent tsunami caused a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan. In the wake of the disaster, Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa of the National Graduate Institute for Policy in Japan led an independent commission, The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, charged with investigating the Fukushima accident and providing recommendations to prevent future incidents. In the afternoon keynote presentation, Kurokawa reflected on his experience with the Daiichi commission, a first of its kind for Japan, and shared his perspective on the role and response of the Japanese government and other entities in the aftermath of the devastating disaster.