Report: Fukushima Disaster Was A Man-Made Crisis

by Lucy Craft, NPR

A panel of experts says the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan was a "man-made" crisis which could have been prevented. The panel said Thursday that "collusion" between the government, industry regulators and the plant operator turned the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami into one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, July 5, 2012