Japan's mistakes: Head of disaster review panel says assurances led to complacency
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 08:03
in Earth & Climate
Assurances of the absolute safety of Japanese nuclear plants lulled the public and government into a false sense of security that was shattered a year ago when an earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, causing the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.