Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant needs international help

www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1343139/crippled-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-needs-international
"Japan has a history of struggling to face up to the past. So, whether it has the crisis at the stricken nuclear plant at Fukushima under control, as it claims, has to be of concern. A disaster like none before could occur if clean-up, stabilisation and decommissioning operations are not handled properly. The series of failures, mistakes and untruths since the earthquake and tsunami caused a meltdown on March 11, 2011, prove the government and operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., are ill-equipped to deal with the challenges. The threat is global and a global response is urgently needed."