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The article focuses on nuclear safety in the wake of the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan. It comments on safety measures being taken at Japan's Hamaoka nuclear power plant, including a new wall to stop tsunamis and extra back-up diesel generators. It mentions the Fukushima accident was partly the result of human error and poor regulation and talks about inspections by the U.S. Institute of Nuclear Power Operations to improve safety standards at American nuclear power plants.

The article focuses on how the energy policy of North America will impact the Pacific in 2014. Topics include energy security in the Pacific, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident that occurred in Japan in 2011, and the development of the shale gas industry. Information is provided on the liquified natural gas (LNG) industry in the U.S.