H5N1: Japan: Why Onagawa wasn’t another Fukushima
▻http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2014/03/japan-why-onagawa-wasnt-another-fukushima.html
Most people believe that #Fukushima Daiichi’s meltdowns were predominantly due to the earthquake and tsunami. The survival of Onagawa, however, suggests otherwise. Onagawa was only 123 kilometers away from the epicenter—60 kilometers closer than Fukushima Daiichi—and the difference in seismic intensity at the two plants was negligible.
Furthermore, the tsunami was bigger at #Onagawa, reaching a height of 14.3 meters, compared with 13.1 meters at Fukushima Daiichi. The difference in outcomes at the two plants reveals the root cause of Fukushima Daiichi’s failures: the utility’s corporate “safety culture.”