JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020

Presentation information

[J] Oral

H (Human Geosciences ) » H-CG Complex & General

[H-CG32] Risk of Nuclear Technology and Geoscience: Dialogue with Engineers

convener:Kohta Juraku(Department of Humanities, Social and Health Sciences, School of Engineering, Tokyo Denki University), Satoshi Kaneshima(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyushu University), Takeshi Sagiya(Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University), Daisuke Suetsugu(institute for Marine Geodynamics, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

[HCG32-02] Long-term forecast of earthquakes and nuclear power plants: tsunami earthquake and 2011 severe accident

*Kunihiko Shimazaki1 (1.University of Tokyo)

Keywords:Nuclear Power Plant, tsunami earthquake

A warning of great tsunami earthquake in a long zone along the Japan trench was publicized in 2002 by Earthquake Reseach Committee, a unique govermental organization for national earthquake information. Tokyo Electoric Company (TEPCO) made no tsunami measures till 11 March 2011, which caused severe accidents. This report describes responses of TEPCO, Central Disaster Management Council, etc.