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This particular official (or his office, honestly) doesn't have much to gain from downplaying the possibility of a meltdown. He is part of the regulatory agenc
by foobarbazban 16y ago
This particular official (or his office, honestly) doesn't have much to gain from downplaying the possibility of a meltdown.
He is part of the regulatory agency, not the plant management. They are already going to have to revamp all of their regulations with regard to coolant water pumps (whoever screwed up there, be it someone writing regulations or an inspector, is already in trouble).
- Klinky 16y agoYour second paragraph contradicts itself.
- earl 16y agoThis particular official (or his office, honestly) doesn't have much to gain from downplaying the possibility of a meltdown This is the same Japan, you'll remember, that actually doctored video footage to downplay a previous accident at a nuclear reactor -- see Monju[1] -- with the direct involvement of the government. Or when they had to take the extraordinary step of forcing the shutdown of 17 reactors because a major (the major?) utility falsified safety records [2]. A cursory googling of japan nuclear safety would have immediately informed you that officials often downplay and conceal information. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monju_Nuclear_Power_Plant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monju_Nuclear_Power_Plant [2] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3548192.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3548192.stm