Dr. Seiji Abe is a Professor at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan, where he studies societal safety science in order to prevent accidents and disasters that are avoidable by scientific analysis and preparation. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Introduction to Societal Safety Sciences, published by Kansai University. He also served as Vice President of Kansai University for three years, where he led efforts to build the new school of Societal Safety Sciences. He has held a number of leadership and committee positions for professional societies and government organizations including serving as the President of the Japan Society of Public Utility Economics.

• 1. The Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant accident2. The Fukushima nuclear power plant accident: the main sequence of events3. The response of central and local government agencies to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident4. The response of the plant owner/operator (TEPCO) to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident5. Evacuation and decontamination in response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident6. Learning from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident7. The future of nuclear power generation after the Fukushima accident