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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 09:28 AM
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TEPCO Faked Fukushima Repairs
Edited on Mon Mar-21-11 09:30 AM by kpete

OSAKA: Days before Japan was plunged into an atomic crisis after an earthquake and tsunami knocked out power at the Fukushima plant, its operator had admitted faking repair records.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/tepco-hid-problems-and-faked-repairs/story-fn84naht-1226025038908
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/20/958047/-Japan,-nuclear-industry-and-risk-communication:-unfinished-business
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/20/us-japan-quake-absent-ceo-idUSTRE72J2DK20110320
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 09:34 AM
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1. Capitalistic greed knows no boundaries.
Don't expect suicides over this, just more "apologies."
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:03 AM
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7. Republicon Family Values, Japanese style
Ptooooey.
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TBF Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 09:35 AM
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2. Business as usual for the capitalists. K&R nt
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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 09:36 AM
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3. I'm interested in seeing how TEPCO can pay for the billions of dollars in clean-up costs.
The same way I was interested in seeing how BP would pay for the clean-up of its own fuck-up in the Gulf.
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 09:38 AM
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4. And how have things been since 2002?...nt
Sid
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:02 AM
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6. They were busted again for something in 2007, but I don't recall what, specifically. nt
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 09:40 AM
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5. Why am I not suprised? CEO's suck world-wide.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:03 AM
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8. This is supposed to make us feel better about nukes here
They will next tell us the US facilities never falsify information.
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closeupready Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:04 AM
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9. The Fukushima disaster is actually a nuclear SUCCESS story...
since it isn't as bad as it could have been. :crazy:
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Urban Prairie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:09 AM
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10. The industry term for faking/covering up accidents, test results. repairs, ect...
Is called pencil-whipping, I believe
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