일본 후쿠시마 원전사고 이후 원자력정책 변화 한일 비교

Abstract

There was a big earthquake with a magnitude of 9 on the richter scale on 11th March 2011 in Japan. Along with the disaster, a large scaled tsunami attacked the east coast of Japan, it resulted in the destruction of nuclear power plant. After the crisis, Korea and Japan government modified and amended their related laws and organizations. This article would provide us with implications in amending our legal system for nuclear disaster measures, through the review of Japan's legislation for disasters after fukushima nuclear crisis. First, this article analyzes the important laws and policies of Japan, preventing mechanism of disasters. And then, it reviewes trends of Korean legal system after fukushima nuclear crisis. Finally, the comparative analysis of nuclear policy regimes in Korea and Japan gives us a couple of policy implications as follows. First, to have independence of a agency for nuclear safety regulation, the personal interchange between a agency for nuclear promotion and a agency for nuclear safety regulation must be prohibited. Second, it is needed to relax exemption provisions of nuclear operator in korean law.