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Originally Posted by Claies
Well... Japan's nuclear power industry has never been very open about their information. IIRC there was a plant incident a few years ago whose details were not available until a video of the plant's ruined interior was revealed. (Aha, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monju_Nuclear_Power_Plant)
Prime Minister Kan himself has criticized TEPCO for being too slow in bringing information forward:
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/ne...8240017-n1.htm
My terrible attempt at translation: "They [The power plant crew] are not allowed to retreat. If they leave, TEPCO shall be 100% ruined." |
That last line was aimed directly at the voters.
To be fair, it seems to me as if no country's nuclear energy is especially forthcoming. Rather than pardoning TEPCO, I merely suggest they're no worse than anyone else in the industry.