IIASA RepositoryLessons Learned in Protection of the Public for the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power PlantJ.CallenauthorT.HommaauthorWhat insights can the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant provide in the reality of decision making on actions to protect the public during a severe reactor and spent fuel pool emergency? In order to answer this question, and with the goal of limiting the consequences of any future emergencies at a nuclear power plant due to severe conditions, this article presents the main actions taken in response to the emergency in the form of a timeline. The focus of this paper are those insights concerning the progression of an accident due to severe conditions at a light water reactor nuclear power plant that must be understood in order to protect the public.2017-06Lippincott, Williams & WilkinsArticle

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