Fukushima Disaster Ruled ‘Man-Made’ as Nuclear Plant Concerns Increase

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Fukushima Disaster Ruled ‘Man-Made’ as Nuclear Plant Concerns Increase

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A Japanese parliamentary inquiry concluded that last year’s disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was “a profoundly man-made disaster that could and should have been foreseen and prevented.” Former nuclear industry executive Arnie Gundersen talks about the significance of the report for U.S. nuclear facilities.

—Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.

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