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.
Nuclear energy was a national strategic priority in Japan, but there had been concern about the ability of Japan's nuclear plants to withstand seismic activity. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant was completely shut down for 21 months following an earthquake in 2007.roblems in stabilizing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have hardened attitudes to nuclear power. As of June 2011, more than 80 percent of Japanese now say they are anti-nuclear and distrust government information on radiation .