Vol. 5, 2020

Radioecology

FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER

Masaki Tan

Pages: 72-74

DOI: 10.37392/RapProc.2020.17

In this brief communication, some considerations related to Fukushima nuclear disaster are presented. They analyse the roles of public and private institutions in the crisis management of the accident. This topic is still under attention because the consequences of radiation on people, environment, and the whole planet must be taken into account. This short review of the facts that happened should be a warning and a memory. Lessons have been learnt and future science should be the science of safety.
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