Regulatory authority on environmental pollution caused by radioactive substances - Especially on changes after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011-

摘要

Regulatory authority on environmental pollution caused by radioactive substances has been changing especially after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. In this article, I tried to summarize the changes on regulatory system before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, starting from the enactment of the Basic Law on Environmental Pollution in 1967, and including the enactment of the law on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Pollution by Radioactive substances of 2011, and the establishment of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of 2012. I also tried to point out several issues we need to solve on the regulatory authority and regulatory system regarding environmental pollution caused by radioactive substances.