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Nuclear Hotseat #159 - Interview with USS Reagan's Steve Simmons (Tepco Lawsuit)
Nuclear Hotseat #159 USS Reagan's Steve Simmons & $1 Billion Lawsuit Against Tepco
Published on Jul 14, 2014
INTERVIEW:
Steve Simmons, a 17-year Navy veteran who served on the USS Ronald Reagan when it was called to do humanitarian aid work in Japan following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which began the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
He is one of 112 sailors currently suing Fukushima Daiichi power plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company -- TEPCO -- to create a $1 billion fund to cover medical expenses for all the armed forces personnel whose health has been devastated by their exposure to radiation.
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PODCAST #159 http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/2008/
Published on Jul 14, 2014
INTERVIEW:
Steve Simmons, a 17-year Navy veteran who served on the USS Ronald Reagan when it was called to do humanitarian aid work in Japan following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which began the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
He is one of 112 sailors currently suing Fukushima Daiichi power plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company -- TEPCO -- to create a $1 billion fund to cover medical expenses for all the armed forces personnel whose health has been devastated by their exposure to radiation.
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PODCAST #159 http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/2008/
The interview starts about 12:20 and ends around 52:20.