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Proof that the nuclear industry has been dodging its responsibilities for over 50 years
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/nuclear-reaction/proof-that-the-nuclear-industry-has-been-dodg/blog/46544/
Proof that the nuclear industry has been dodging its responsibilities for over 50 years
Blogpost by Justin McKeating - September 10, 2013
Information released today by Greenpeace Japan shows that the builders and suppliers of nuclear reactors were afraid of being held financially responsible for any accidents they might cause from the outset of the nuclear energy era in Japan.
A freedom of information request made by us has turned up documents from 1960 that show nuclear companies pressured the Japan Atomic Energy Commission to make sure they were exempted from all responsibility for a nuclear accident, except in the case of a deliberate act. The Commission was only too happy to agree.
But what if a nuclear company is grossly negligent? It needn’t worry. The Commission’s documents say:
"...we decided to delete 'gross negligence' to not make suppliers feel uneasy"
<snip>
Proof that the nuclear industry has been dodging its responsibilities for over 50 years
Blogpost by Justin McKeating - September 10, 2013
Information released today by Greenpeace Japan shows that the builders and suppliers of nuclear reactors were afraid of being held financially responsible for any accidents they might cause from the outset of the nuclear energy era in Japan.
A freedom of information request made by us has turned up documents from 1960 that show nuclear companies pressured the Japan Atomic Energy Commission to make sure they were exempted from all responsibility for a nuclear accident, except in the case of a deliberate act. The Commission was only too happy to agree.
But what if a nuclear company is grossly negligent? It needn’t worry. The Commission’s documents say:
"...we decided to delete 'gross negligence' to not make suppliers feel uneasy"
<snip>