A Hidden Pitfall in the Path of Prewar Japanese Military Technology

Matsumoto, Miwao

doi:10.1179/tns.1999.017

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“…Another example is a paper [61] in INSS (Institute of Nuclear Safety System) Journal, which overviewed the organizational issues that may have been factors leading to the Fukushima accident or were observed during the course of the Fukushima accident, based on accident investigation reports. It claims it found problems in the context of the framework proposed for organizational excellence as follows: The study also noted that three areas have an outstanding number of identified problems: deficiency of safety infrastructure, lack of open discussion and information sharing, and limited communication with stakeholders.…”

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“…158-159]. Also see [61]. 31 Postwar industrial development, and the development of the steam turbine for commercial purposes, among other things, started from a careful re-examination of the binodal vibration problem left unsolved by the prewar/wartime military sector.…”

Section: The Sociological Implications For the Fukushima Daiichi Accident: Beyond Success Or Failurementioning

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Reflections on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident

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Section: The Sociological Implications For the Fukushima Daiichi Accident: Beyond Success Or Failurementioning

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Reflections on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident

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The “Structural Disaster” of the Science-Technology-Society Interface

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Reflections on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident

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This chapter attempts to shed fresh light on the structural causes of the Fukushima accident by illuminating the patterns of behavior of the agents involved in a little-known but serious accident that occurred immediately before World War II. Despite the expected incalculable damages caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, critical information was restricted to government insiders. This state of affairs reminds us of the state of prewar Japanese wartime mobilization in which all information was controlled under the name of supreme governmental authority. This paper argues that we can take the comparison more seriously as far as the patterns of behavior of the agents involved are concerned. The key concept that is employed for that argument is the "structural disaster" of the science-technology-society interface, the causes of which can be divided into two different categories, organizational errors and technological trajectory. Through the lens of "structural disaster", the possibility of functional disintegration coupled with structural interdependence and secrecy is drawn for investigation relevant both in wartime and in peacetime. This paper will contextualize the sociological implications of the possibility for all of us who face the post-Fukushima situation based on exploration into the hidden prewar accident with particular focus on a subtle relationship between success and failure.

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A Hidden Pitfall in the Path of Prewar Japanese Military Technology

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Reflections on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident

Reflections on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident

The “Structural Disaster” of the Science-Technology-Society Interface

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