Echo-Net : USNRC Disclosed Fukushima Crisis Proceedings

The left government headquarters nuclear power plant accident response, no minutes, even after recognition

The 24th, Yukio Edano phase of Economy, Trade and Industry revealed that the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters of the government made to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident after, did not leave as the minutes of the discussion so far. METI has been hand did not turn in the confusion after the accident, but may be impossible to verify what was discussed at the important meeting to determine the accident response.

Mr. Edano showed a recognition that "there was almost no place, such as taking the minutes so crisis response" at a press conference on May 11 last year was the Chief Cabinet Secretary. However, minutes without also be created then, after the NHK has freedom-of-information request in November last year, was a problem of re-Become a new year.

In an interview of the 23rd, did not create the minutes yet ". Created has been recognized after the fact in the emergency, METI Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, which serves as the secretariat for the task force to determine the content and of meeting had defended that it "has been described through the press conference. However, Mr. Edano said, "to apologize that it be said to be of emergency after the accident, (procedure) was not appointed" at a press conference after the cabinet meeting of the 24th.

Edano said, were asked to create a document that describes the contents of the meeting to NISA. Will be published within the next month also. Officials of relevant ministries and agencies have attended the meeting of the task force, NISA seeking the cooperation of other ministries and agencies, and of creating a document based on the storage of notes and attendees.

Made as headed by the prime minister on March 11 last year that nuclear accident occurs, the meeting of 23 times was held before December 26 last year headquarters. Ministers of all attended, it was decided to important policies such as accident response.

However, NISA, which serves as the secretariat has not been officially recorded the entire meeting. NISA have explanation "can not handle all the work state continues to create confusion in the document after the accident, it was left alone after that" and why.

In the official document management method, the staff of ministries, making document for the meeting are required so as to be sure the process of policy is determined. There is no such time limit and penalties of created but, Mr. Edano said, "Given the size of national interest, social impact, I should have done as quickly as possible" in conference.

Also, in an interview on the 24th, "doubt that (meeting minutes) not have been created but rich" and also in emergency disaster response headquarters was created in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake Katsuya Okada Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the archives management of government said.

The term "official document infrastructure of democracy to verify the government later," said Okada showed the idea to examine whether there is proceedings in government organizations all you launch the earthquake response. In addition, to ensure the document creation based on the official document management method in each cabinet. However, it was not to dispose of this relationship who neglected the minutes created "making ex post is not not recognized" as.

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