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Friday, July 13, 2012

US Shares Mindset Behind Japan's Nuclear Disaster


Groups: US Shares 'Mindset' Behind Japan's Nuclear Disaster
Environment News Service
The Commission found that the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, "...was the result of collusion between the government, the regulators and TEPCO, and the lack of governance by said parties.

Nuclear "Regulatory Capture" -- A Global Pattern

Huffington Post (blog) -
The conclusion of a report of a Japanese parliamentary panel issued last week that the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster was rooted in government-industry "collusion" and thus was "man-made" is mirrored throughout the world.

Groups: Japanese Report on Fukushima Reactor Disaster is "Real Wake Up" Call ...

MarketWatch (press release) -
The same underlying "man-made" problems that contribute significantly to the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan are in place in the United States and require preventative actions that go far beyond the limited steps taken far by the US industry and ...

Nuke disaster evacuees ask court to force shuttering of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant

Mainichi Daily News - ‎Jul 12, 2012‎
NIIGATA -- Fukushima nuclear disaster evacuees demanded at a court here that Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) shut down its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant permanently, saying the utility is not qualified to run nuclear reactors.
 

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