Japan initially rejected US help with nuke plants. US stipulated reactors be dismantled

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Japan turned down a US offer to provide technical support for cooling fuel rods at nuclear reactors hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, a newspaper reported on Friday.

The United States made the offer immediately after the disaster caused damage to Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant, the Yomiuri Shimbun said, quoting a senior official of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

According to the unnamed senior official, US support was based on dismantling the troubled reactors run by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) some 250 kilometres (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo, the mass-circulation daily said.

The government and TEPCO, both having first thought the cooling system could be restored by themselves, rejected the offer as they believed "it was too early to take," Yomiuri said.

Read more: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/227338/japan-rejected-early-us-help-on-nuclear-disaster-report

[Make7]

1. If true, a little myopic on both sides. ( n/t )

[jannyk]

2. BBC reports on same subject - Japan turned down US offer.

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2226: The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, quoting a senior official of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, said the US made the offer immediately after the disaster damaged Fukushima No 1 nuclear plant. According to the unnamed senior official, US support was based on dismantling the troubled reactors run by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) some 250 km (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo. However, the government and TEPCO thought the cooling system could be restored by themselves, the report said.

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2220: Japan turned down an earlier US offer to provide technical support for cooling fuel rods at nuclear reactors hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, a Japanese newspaper said on Friday, reports AFP.

[CountAllVotes]

3. I remember this

They did turn down America's help at first!

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[Scurrilous]

4. Thanks.

K & R :thumbsup: