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WSJ: Tepco in stunning reversal — Admits knowing of problems before 3/11 and doing nothing… then blames actions on anti-nuclear movement

http://enenews.com/tepco-makes-stunning-reversal-admits-knowing-of-problems-and-doing-nothing-then-blames-its-actions-on-fight-with-anti-nuclear-movement

Published: October 12th, 2012 at 2:34 pm ET 
By ENENews

[Tecpo] said in a report that the company failed to adequately prepare for a disaster and that it knew it wasn’t prepared, and yet it did nothing, out of fear for the economic and social consequences.

“There was a worry that if the company were to implement a severe-accidentresponse plan, it would spur anxiety throughout the country and in the community where the plant is sited, and lend momentum to the antinuclear movement,” said the report

October 13, 2012 - Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized