Why was the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant built to withstand an earthquake of 8.2 magnitude and 5.7 meters (19 ft) tsunamis?

Why was the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant built to withstand an earthquake of 8.2 magnitude and 5.7 meters (19 ft) tsunamis?
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answer:I don’t disagree that Tepco’s actions were reckless. It’s too early to start thinking about what the lawsuits might be. Radiation monitors in suburban Chicago, where I live, picked up elevated levels of iodine-131 a couple of days ago. We’ve been told they’re “safe,” but I remember what they told us about the tests at Bikini Atoll in the early 1950s, too. Then Isaac Asimov and, later, Linus Pauling mentioned something about carbon-14 from the tests and everybody went “oops!” I’m not worried about the lawsuits. I’m worried about the “oops!”
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