Japan Turned Down Early American Offers of Help for Fukushima Reactors

The AFP is reporting that the Kan administration is being criticized for turning down early American offers for help with the Fukushima nuclear reactor. Apparently TEPCO and the Japanese government thought they didn’t need any assistance:
The United States made the offer immediately after the disaster caused damage to Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant, the Yomiuri Shimbun said, quoting a senior official of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.