TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s promise that the
crippled Fukushima nuclear plant was “under control” in his successful
pitch three years ago for Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympic Games “was a lie”,
former premier Junichiro Koizumi said on Wednesday.
Tucked away in the hills above the San Fernando and Simi valleys was a
2,800-acre laboratory with a mission that was a mystery to the thousands of
people who lived in its shadow. In a place called Area IV of the Santa
Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), there was a secret collaboration between
the U.S. government and private companies to test the limits of nuclear
power.
Originally published in The Asahi Shimbun on December 27, 2017 Written by Kohei Kano
Former Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
(Source: Reuters) Director General Yukiya Amano of the International Atomic Energy Agency talks to the MediaPublished Thursday March 17th, in Reuters by Tom Miles BEIJING—Eighteen months before Japan’s radiation crisis, U.S. diplomats had lambasted the safety chief of the world’s atomic watchdog for incompetence, especially when it came to the nuclear power industry in his homeland, Japan.Cables sent from the U.S.
Published February 10th, 2017 By Matthew Strong in Taiwan News
Published September 8th, 2015 By Leonard Weiss in Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
JANUARY 23, 2017, UCS By Dave LochbaumTo many, the acronym NRC stands for Nuclear Regulatory Commission. At times, NRC has been said to stand for Nobody Really Cares, Nuclear Rubberstamp Committee, and Nielsen Ratings Commission.In regard to Larry Criscione, it may stand for Nuclear Regulatory Crusader.
(Source: NRC)
December, 27 2016 by Oliver Moody, The Times
Watchdog accused over safety incidents every day.
Japan's former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo November 12, 2013. Koizumi publicly called for an end to Japan's use of nuclear power on Tuesday. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
