Lessons learned from emergency response during severe accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant viewed in human resource development

Yoshizawa, Atsufumi*; Oba, Kyoko; Kitamura, Masaharu*

Nihon Kikai Gakkai Rombunshu (Internet), 83(856), p.17-00263_1 - 17-00263_17, 2017/12

https://doi.org/10.1299/transjsme.17-00263

Investigation into execution program of safety improvement based on Resilience Engineering, 2; Program aiming at staff's attitude improvement by organization learning

Yoshizawa, Atsufumi*; Matsumoto, Atsushi*; Oba, Kyoko; Kitamura, Masaharu*

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no abstracts in English

Enhancing attitude of nuclear professionals by utilizing the Fukushima accident

Oba, Kyoko; Yoshizawa, Atsufumi*; Kitamura, Masaharu*

no journal, , 

Five years have passed since the Fukushima accident, and at first look Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station appears as an ordinary factory. However, regarding safety education and training, the remains of the accident which bore the brunt of the overwhelming impact of the disaster carry an important meaning in the development of attitude and motivation for safety, and many organizations have already begun working on implementing it for future safety. This article seeks to propose the proper attitude for nuclear industry by utilizing remains of the Fukushima accident focusing on the transportation industry, while considering previous approaches which utilized remains.

Lessons learned from good practices during the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in light of resilience engineering

Yoshizawa, Atsufumi*; Oba, Kyoko; Kitamura, Masaharu*

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The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which was triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake, has presented significant issues about in which the safety of massive socio-technical systems is structured. We must derive the greatest number of lessons possible from this accident to ensure the safety of systems in the future, but the lessons learned so far have mainly focused on risks and been deduced from an analysis of failures that led to the accident. This paper references the approach of Resilience Engineering which aims to extend successes in a changing environment, and focuses on the actions that prevented "further catastrophe" through an analysis of the Fukushima accident and derives new lessons to improve the capability to handle "unforeseen contingencies."