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4.3.2b. Postmortem Analysis: Multi-Sector Collaboration (2) Slide No. 35 The Nuclear Sector Is An Epitome of Japan's Stovepipe Culture Stovepipe Culture of the Nuclear Energy Sector (both Business and Academic) Has Led to (a) Lack of Transparency, and Rigid and Empty Formalism, (b) Lack of Inter-disciplinary Communication among Academics (c) Negligence of Closely Related Fields and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Develop Safety Measures, (d) Resultantly, an Obsolescent, Vulnerable, Ineffective and Inefficient Safety Scheme, and (f) Danger of Knowledge Loss (by reducing the number of prospectively competent researchers). • Collect findings • Reflect experts' and residents' voices International trend Collect findings Collect findings Experts Development/Revision Process of Regulation and Guide • Develop ideal regulation Regulatory authorities Concerned Residents Voices Set standards Regulatory authorities Draft regulations (for discussion) Voices Ideal standards necessary for safety (for discussion) • Reflect operators' views on effectiveness Regulatory authorities Hear opinions Ideal standards necessary for safety Turning Voices/ Negotiations Operators • Establish realistic regulations while maintaining ideal safety Ideal regulations for securing rational safety Open to public • Collect findings Lobbying from operators to experts and regulatory bodies • Adjust possible effects on existing reactors International trend Collect findings • Develop safety standards as plausible safety measures while not decommissioning • Operators propose the details for regulation Ask to Experts propose Voices detailed contents Regulatory authorities Lobbying Operators Lobbying Operators Regulatory authorities Set standards Review details Regulations to be compiled without decommissioning any existing reactors Source: NAIIC, Final Report, Table 5.2-1. • Experts opinions as "approval" • Operators' voices heard to make adjustments Regulatory authorities Hear opinions Regulations to be complied without decommissioning any existing reactors Fine- tuning Voices Experts Voices Operators Open to public • Establish plausible standards to save face without decommissioning any existing reactors Regulations to be complied without decommissioning any existing reactors Jun KURIHARA, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS)

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