Mexican industries must also react quickly to orders, taking advantage of the country's proximity to the United States.

"The industry has really reacted out of a level of fear and responsibility," he said.

Consumer groups hailed the report, but the industry reacted with frustration.

"And it is fair to say that the industry has reacted negatively to it."

This time around, as in the past, the industry and the drug agency reacted by challenging the need for a new safety board.

Outside the infrastructure providers, different industries are reacting at different speeds.

Almost the entire industry either failed to respond to the changes or reacted too slowly, industry executives now concede.

The insurers and officials also said the industry seldom reacted immediately to crime reductions or increases.

The commission pays close attention to how the industry and the public react to nuclear events.

"I think it was an industry problem and the industry reacted," Weaver adds.