| A Japanese parliamentary panel has said in a report that the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was a profoundly man-made disaster. It said the disaster could and should have been foreseen and prevented and its effects mitigated by a more effective human response. The Chairman of the panel also said it was a disaster 'made in Japan'. The report catalogued serious deficiencies in both the government and plant operator Tepco's response. The 600-page report is highly critical of the then Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his government. The report also blamed cultural conventions and a reluctance to question authority. The six-reactor Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was badly damaged after the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami knocked out cooling systems to reactors, leading to meltdowns and the release of radioactivity. |
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