Fukushima Crisis Concealed
Japanese government kept worst-case scenario under wraps
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2133240 |
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| Authors | Miguel Quintana (0000-0002-6751-1679, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 54 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466012016397 |
| OpenAlex | W4410183618 |
| Language | EN |
The Japanese government buried an official report in March 2011 outlining a worst-case scenario, including the evacuation of Tokyo, while emergency workers struggled to contain the crisis at Fukushima Daiichi, according to numerous media reports. Combined with separate revelations that a task force chaired by the prime minister failed to keep records of its meetings, these developments raise serious concerns about the government's willingness to communicate openly and to accept public scrutiny over its management of the nuclear crisis
Business · Linguistics · Philosophy · Risk Perception and Management
| Highly cited | No |
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