Early analysis of Japanese accident makes 26 recommendations for UK

Chief Nuclear Inspector publishes interim 'lessons learnt' report

Early analysis of Japanese accident makes 26 recommendations for UK

18 May 2011

Interim report on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami: Implications for the UK nuclear industry^[1]

An interim assessment of the implications of the nuclear crisis in Japan concludes there is no need to curtail the operations of nuclear plants in the UK but lessons should be learnt.
The UK’s Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, Mike Weightman^[2], today publishes a report, requested by the UK Government, in which he calls for action to be taken to learn from events at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station.