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The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) measures the severity of nuclear events. Level 7, the highest classification, has only been applied to two disasters: Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima Daiichi in 2011. While many questions remain unanswered, the former is largely attributed to faulty design and operational errors (UNSCEAR, 2000). The latter is described as a consequence of overconfidence in the “safety myth” and a lack of preparedness by TEPCO and the Japanese government (Khan et al., 2018). Although both accidents stemmed from a lack of safety culture and resulted in severe human, environmental, and economic impacts, one triggered a profound geopolitical shift, including the collapse of a superpower, while the other did not. The author argues that information transparency in crisis management was one factor contributing to this difference. While Chernobyl involved state-level systematic concealment, Fukushima Daiichi was able to operate within a set of guidelines while having some issues with disclosure. To solidify this claim, the author presents a multidimensional index, the Nuclear Crisis Transparency Index (NCTI), based on factors such as disclosure speed and frequency of updates. The index serves as a framework (the NCTI Framework) for comparing and contrasting transparency in nuclear accidents. Moreover, following an inspection of past nuclear accidents, it has become apparent that issues surrounding transparency during nuclear disasters were previously centred on complete concealment and denial; however, recent disasters tend to involve insufficient public communication.

저자

• Licht Nagamori [ St. John's Laboratory School, Gyosei International Senior High School; Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo ]
• Muneyoshi Numada [ St. John's Laboratory School, Gyosei International Senior High School; Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo ]
• Kimiro Meguro [ St. John's Laboratory School, Gyosei International Senior High School; Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo ]

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간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  한국재난정보학회 학술발표대회

• 간기

  부정기

• 수록기간

  2005~2026

• 십진분류

  KDC 338 DDC 361