> ultimately denying their request to scuttle the reactors A solid source detailing the story would be useful. TEPCO ignored his order to stop pumping in orde

> ultimately denying their request to scuttle the reactors A solid source detailing the story would be useful. TEPCO ignored his order to stop pumping in order to avoid re-criticality, and Kan soon accepted TEPCO views on the matter: This seems sourced to me (no mention of scuttling anything): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoto_Kan#Fukushima_nuclear_accident_response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoto_Kan#Fukushima_nuclear_ac... > was rewarded with merely the loss of I don't think so. Japan was, then, in a political turmoil with 4 prime ministers from September 2006 to June 2010 (when his mandate began): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Japan#Prime_ministers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Jap... He passed a bill to promote the use renewable energy. This is sufficient, even for this ex nuclear enthusiast, to be blacklisted and villified.