Wednesday, March 16, 2011

How much planning is enough?

How broad does your HIRA need to be?

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When Nuke Planning for the Worst Is Not Enough













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Andrew Schneider



Andrew Schneider
Senior Public Health Correspondent






NEWS ANALYSIS



As hopes dim for controlling the explosive self-destruction of six decomposing nuclear plants on Japan's northeast coast, safety experts around the world want to know what was missing in the tens of thousands of pages of repeatedly tested emergency drills crafted to cover every eventuality.



Japanese and U.S. safety officials say the emergency plans for almost every plant, everywhere, precisely detail every possible response after an earthquake, flood or tsunami and explosion. But as the past five days have shown, these disaster plans seemed fine until reality reared back and slapped them silly, and this is just what happened at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex.
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