Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident, Ten Years On: Progress, Lessons and Challenges

In the immediate aftermath and during the ten years since the accident, Japanese authorities have undertaken very challenging work to address the on-site and off-site consequences, and rebuild the social and economic fabric of the areas impacted by the earthquake and resulting tsunami and the nuclear accident. [...] In the years since, Japanese authorities have undertaken very challenging work to address the on-site and off-site consequences, take forward the decommissioning of the site, conduct the remediation of the affected areas in the Fukushima Prefecture and neighbouring prefectures, and rebuild the social and economic fabric of the areas impacted by the earthquake, the tsunami and the nuclear accident. [...] It summarises, in a ten-year retrospective: the circumstances of the accident, the initial response in Japan and worldwide, and the societal impact (Chapter 2); the current status of the Fukushima Daiichi site, including the progress on its decommissioning and the environmental remediation of the surrounding areas, the technical issues associated with these combined activities, and the wider socia. [...] The series of events – the earthquake, the resulting tsunami and nuclear accident, and later the evacuation and some other post-accident recovery measures – impacted the well-being of individuals and the community. [...] The act establishes that the government will be in charge of the decontamination and provides explicitly that TEPCO will bear the costs of the program of remediation of the areas affected by the accident.