A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, residents’ fears about tsunamis, earthquakes and evacuation plans remain
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For the record, the Fukashima disaster led to a number of new regulations that would have prevented the meltdown it had at a number of levels.
It also exposed that operators frequently ignored regulations completely.