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Summary It is clear that this accident was a man-made disaster, the report said.
The nuclear accident at Fukushima last year was a man-made disaster and not only due to the tsunami, a Japanese parliamentary panel said Thursday in its final report on the catastrophe.Governments, regulatory authorities and Tokyo Electric Power lacked a sense of responsibility to protect peoples lives and society, said a summary of the report by the Diets Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission.It is clear that this accident was a man-made disaster.According to this commissions study, on March 11, it is believed that the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was in a vulnerable condition with no guarantee it could withstand earthquakes and tsunamis, it said.Despite having a number of opportunities to take measures, regulatory agencies and TEPCO management deliberately postponed decisions, did not take action or took decisions that were convenient for themselves.
