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239 Received January 21, 2013; accepted February 25, 2013. Published online March 29, 2013; doi: 10.1620/tjem.229.239. Stephen Batsford is a professor (retired) of Medical Faculties of University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany and Cantonal Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. Correspondence: Stephen Batsford, Turmackerstr. 4, D-79418 Schliengen, Germany. e-mail: stephen.batsford@web.de Introduction When Dr. Kensuke Joh from the Sendai-Shakaihoken Hospital invited me to speak at the meeting of the Freiburger Alumni in Sendai on 15th September 2012, I readily accepted this honour. But the subject he proposed for my lecture, nuclear power policies in Europe, filled me with some trepidation. However, since I did obtain a Master degree in Radiobiology (although over 40 years ago!) and have been following the subject ever since, I felt just about competent to attempt this task. In the mean time I have seen the terrible destruction wrought by the great east Japan earthquake of 2012 with my own eyes. These images I will never forget, nor loose the feeling of immense sadness aroused. It seems appropriate to begin at the time point when the news of the Tsunami disaster first reached Europe. All views expressed are personal opinions of the author and do not represent official statements of affiliated institutions. The themes raised in this article have a large body of literature. To avoid an overlong literature list, I have made use of Wikipedia and Newspaper sites, in which many original references are cited. Thus, it is possible to check the veracity of the information if in doubt, or to

The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Viewed from Western Europe: How Has Fukushima Influenced the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy in Europe?