Japan nuclear plants 'still not safe'

[bananas]

Source: Al Jazeera

A government-appointed inquiry has delivered a damning assessment of Japanese nuclear regulators and the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, raising further fears that despite new rules, the country's nuclear sector still does not meet safety requirements.

The 450-page report by a 10-member panel of independent experts was released on Monday, and comes as anti-nuclear activists continue a vociferous campaign against the restarting of two nuclear reactors in the country.

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"Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and regulators failed to plan for a massive natural disaster, the panel said, blaming them for being lulled by the same "safety myth" blasted by a parliament-appointed team of experts earlier this month.

"Both the government and companies should establish a new philosophy of disaster prevention that requires safety and disaster measures against any massive accident and disaster... regardless of event probability," the report said.

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Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/07/20127236623434937.html

[newfie11]

1. Duh!

Did anyone expect it to be. NOT

[bananas]

3. Unfortunately, nuclear industry PR has fooled a lot of people. nt

[newfie11]

4. Very true

There are folks on DU that think this is nothing to be concerned about.

[xtraxritical]

2. I live near the coast in So. Cal. - between the radiation blowing our way from Fukishima

and the problems at San Onofre it's getting scary here.

[Overseas]

5. K&R. Glad to hear their government appointed an independent panel to give an honest report.