I highly doubt the regulations the GP is referencing would have anything to do with preventing an accident like Fukushima. Regulations are not inherently bad,

I highly doubt the regulations the GP is referencing would have anything to do with preventing an accident like Fukushima. Regulations are not inherently bad, but they can be used in negative ways by those in power. The devil is in the details, and we'll written and though out regulations are a great thing and are absolutely necessary for society to function. It's easy for the public to lose track and conflate good regulations with regulations that are poorly written, have intentional loopholes, or are mean to stifle an industry or technology by protecting the entrenched players.