Report finds Fukushima incident a "profoundly man-made disaster"

Report finds Fukushima incident a "profoundly man-made disaster"
The official government report from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission found that the Fukushima Daiichi incident was "profoundly man-made" and preventable. The commission criticized Tokyo Electric Power, the plant's operator, for trying "to avoid responsibility by putting all the blame" on the tsunami, adding that the "enormous" amount of radioactive emissions from the plant was due to human negligence. The report also laid blame on Japan's culture of "reflexive obedience" to authority and "devotion to 'sticking with the program.' " TheAtlantic.com