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CIS Starr Forum
Japan's nuclear crisis and governmental response
Fukushiima Daiichi power plant after the March 2011 9.0 earthquake and tsunami
Video of the Forum + Report at MIT News
Starr Forum: Japan's nuclear crisis
Special forum co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies and the MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Three MIT experts discuss Japan's nuclear past, present, and future from a political and engineering perspective. The presentation also includes an eyewitness account of the crisis and reflection on the Japanese government's response.
Guest speakers
Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science and Director of the MIT Center for International Studies; Kenneth Oye. Associate Professor of Political Science and Engineering Systems; Michael Golay. MIT Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Photo gallery
New York Daily News photo collection
Earthquake/tsunami aftermath in Japan
Why does Japan rely on nuclear power?
CNN Interviews Richard Samuels
15 March 2011
Japan has more than 50 nuclear power plants and had planned to build two dozen more by 2030, according to Samuels, who has written on Japanese energy and security policy. Japan relies heavily on nuclear power because of a lack of resources for other energy forms. CNN spoke with Richard J. Samuels, director of MIT's Center for International Studies.
Photocredits | Top: Tokyo Electric Power Company; Bottom L to R: Kyodo News AP; Nakata AP