What is Risk? When we refer to risk in relation to occupational safety and health the most commonly used definition is ârisk is the likelihood that a person may be harmed or suffers adverse health effects if exposed to a hazard.â.
Japan's energy policy, rewritten after the Fukushima crisis, set a goal for renewable energy including solar, wind, water and geothermal power to provide about 20 percent of energy needs by 2030.Before Fukushima, renewable energy in Japan had been virtually zero.apan's energy policy, rewritten after the Fukushima crisis, set a goal for renewable energy including solar, wind, water and geothermal power to provide about 20 percent of energy needs by 2030.
Other Facts: Japan had 54 nuclear reactors, with two under construction, and 17 power plants, that produced about 30% of Japan's electricity at the time of the earthquake. (IAEA 2011) Material damage from the earthquake and tsunami is estimated at about 25 trillion yen ($300 billion). There are six reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi plant, located about 65 km (40 miles) south of Sendai.