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Fukushima Dai-Ichi: When Culture Trumps Engineering Judgment and the Scientific Method

Fukushima Dai-Ichi: When Culture Trumps Engineering Judgment and the Scientific Method

In recent articles1, MDC Systems® has examined the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant explosion and meltdown disaster. Recently a Japanese investigative report2 has provided new insight into the cultural conditions which precipitated the disaster and contributed to the expanse and breadth of the effects of the continuing radiation contamination. While it is well-known that a tsunami generated from a powerful undersea earthquake initiated the incident, what has been difficult to understand is how a modern society with very sophisticated engineering and management skills ignored established nuclear industry standards and practices (Design Basis Events) and safety guidance (Station Blackout) norms and failed to anticipate the events that occurred leading to the nuclear plant meltdown conditions.

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What Corporate Counsel Needs to Know About Buying and Renovating Properties With Asbestos: Practical Strategies

What Corporate Counsel Needs to Know About Buying and Renovating Properties With Asbestos: Practical Strategies

Originally printed in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 1999

When legislation passed Congress 15 years ago, requiring schools to be inspected for asbestos, a new industry was born. Surveying the nation’s schools was a big task, performed in the public eye. This article looks at the evolution of trends and public perception relating to asbestos abatement in management, abatement methods, pricing, competition, health risk, legal liability, and court precedent.

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