Citizens' Commission on Nuclear Energy (CCNE)
Chairperson FUNABASHI Harutoshi
Deputy Chairperson YOSHIOKA Hitoshi
Commission Members ARAKIDA Takeru, INO Hiromitsu,
OSHIMA Kenichi, ONUMA Junichi,
KAIDO
Yuichi,
GOTO
Masashi,
SHIMAZONO Susumu, MITSUTA Kanna,
MUTO Ruiko
Prime Minister
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister of the Environment
Minister for Reconstruction
Chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority
President of the House of Representatives
President of the House of Councillors

ABE Shinzō
MOTEGI Toshimitsu
ISHIHARA Nobuteru
NEMOTO Takumi
TANAKA ShunichiIBUKI Bunmei
YAMAZAKI Masaaki

28 August, 2013

Urgent recommendations for bringing the Fukushima accident under control
and establishing a system to cope with contaminated water leaks
Recommendations
1. There have been a series of troubles during the past attempts to handle the Fukushima Nuclear Accident,
and highly radioactive water continues to leak. This situation clearly indicates that: the accident at theFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is yet to be brought under control; the Japanese Government waswrong in previously declaring that it had the situation under control; the government has failed to establish
a system that can responsibly and appropriately respond to the accident; and Tokyo Electric Power Co.
(TEPCO) lacks both will and capability to bring the situation under control and manage the contaminatedwater. The government should first acknowledge the fact that the accident is ongoing, and recognise thepolitical responsibility it bears to manage the situation, including the problems of radioactive water. The
government’s full commitment to re-establish a system to manage the crisis is critical. TEPCO should
follow the government’s instruction and fulfil its obligations, such as disclosure of information.
2. A new entity should be established to urgently ensure responsive management of the contaminated water.
This entity should have experts from relevant fields as its members, and adopt the Project Management
Method. We call for a Program Management Office (PMO) with full authority to be set up, and for thisPMO to be allocated capable project staff with sufficiently vast experience of working in task forces.
3. In implementing the countermeasures against water leakage, the most appropriate technologies should bechosen as needed. We propose building large water tanks; replacing the existing temporary Contaminated
Water Treatment System with a more durable and permanent one; and establishing a system that prevents
contaminated water from leaking into the ocean.
4. For the past two and a half years, TEPCO proved itself incapable of properly coping with the accident andimplementing appropriate countermeasures against radioactive leaks. Legal liquidation procedures and/or
corporate division will have to be considered. However, it is more pressing to separate an independent
operating body that works to tackle the disaster, including the radioactive water management, from theoverall corporation. In order fundamentally to review TEPCO’s management structure and legal status, a“Special Investigation Committee” should be set up within the National Diet.

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