
96 The Fukushima 2011 Disaster
al., 2011). The Task Force stated that voluntary industry initiatives
should not serve as substitutes for regulatory requirements but as a
mechanism for facilitating and standardizing implementations of such
requirements. The Task Force made a dozen specifi c recommendations
in the following fi ve areas: (1) Clarifying the Regulatory Framework
including the establishment of a logical, systematic and coherent
regulatory framework for adequate protection that balances multiple
defense systems (defense-in-depth) and risk considerations; (2)
Ensuring Protection including mandatory reevaluation by licensees
and upgrade ...