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Summary of Masao Yoshida’s testimony about the Fukushima nuclear calamity

Yoshida Interviews / Strong words on Fukushima N-crisis from TEPCO’s manager on the ground  Fukushima Emergency what can we do?September 10, 2014 The Yomiuri Shimbun learned on Aug. 29 the full details of remarks made by the late Masao Yoshida, former plant manager for Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, to the government’s investigation committee on the nuclear accident at the plant. The following is a summary of Yoshida’s account of what happened at the plant for the five days immediately after the March 11, 2011, disaster.

March 11: Wrong impression about reactor water level
After the tsunami struck, Yoshida was shocked to face the unprecedented situation of a total power outage. The personal handy-phone system (PHS) at the plant had stopped working, and reports he received from within the plant were too confusing to grasp exactly what was happening. Yoshida regretted immensely not realizing that the isolation condenser (IC) at the No. 1 reactor had stopped working.
Total power outage
Investigation committee : What did you think to do after receiving a report that the plant had lost all AC power sources?
Masao Yoshida : “To be honest, I was stunned. I thought the situation was grave. There was a strong possibility of this escalating into a severe accident, so we would have to start making preparations, I thought. My first thought was, “It’s a calamity…….
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001553303   http://fukushimaemergencywhatcanwedo.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/yoshida-interviews-strong-words-on.html

September 11, 2014 - Posted by | general

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