Dr. Kenichi Ohmae held a meeting on October 24, 2012, with the TEPCO Nuclear Reform Special Task Force.

December 14, 2012

  • Dr. Ohmae directed the Task Force to engage in the following four tasks (technical aspect).
  • (1) Verification of safety design at the time of construction
    What kinds of explanations were given to local residents about the safety of nuclear reactors at the time (about 45 years prior) when Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was constructed? Also investigate and verify whether or not safety provisions operated at the time of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
  • (2) Verification of the reasons why U.S. anti-terrorism measures (B5b) were not implemented
    Investigate and verify the reasons why U.S. anti-terrorism measures (B5b) were not implemented as a measure for dealing with a station blackout (SBO), one of the root causes of the Fukushima Daiichi accident.
  • (3) Do a study comparing the proposals in the Ohmae Report (lessons and countermeasures) with TEPCO's views and countermeasures, and clarify those places where they are not in accord
    Compare and verify the recommendations contained in the "What Do We Learn from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station?" (referred to hereafter as the Ohmae Report) that Dr. Ohmae released in October 2011 based on a causal analysis of the Fukushima Daiichi accident with the countermeasures undertaken by TEPCO.
  • (4) Verification of the appropriateness of post-accident releases of information
    Investigate and verify whether the information that TEPCO released after 3/11 was, based on present understandings, repeatedly correct or incorrect.