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Fukushima 10 Years On / Lessons Learned From The March 2011 Nuclear Accident

The official Japanese report pointed to ‘a multitude of errors and willful negligence’, but what steps have been taken to prevent a repeat?

By David Dalton • 11 March 2021

Lessons Learned From The March 2011 Nuclear Accident
An International Atomic Energy Agency inspector in the control room for Units 1 and 2 at Fukushima-Daiichi. Courtesy IAEA.

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