Another nuclear industry ‘shill’ scandal hits Japan hearings

Published: July 17th, 2012 at 10:53 am ET
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Follow-up to: Kyodo: Nuclear hearing rocked by alleged gov't shill -- Meeting managed by advertising agency (PHOTO)

(Subscription Only) Title: Another utility employee speaks at nuclear energy hearing, draws flak
Source: Kyodo News
Date: July 16, 2012

NAGOYA — At the third meeting sponsored by the government to hear citizens’ views on future energy policy on Monday, an official of Chubu Electric Power Co. was picked in a limited quota of speakers and drew flak for expressing a pro-nuclear opinion from some members of the audience, although it was given as a view of a private citizen.

Similar criticism was expressed at the second meeting in Sendai city on Sunday where a ranking official of Tohoku Electric Power Co. expressed a pro-nuclear position.

On Monday, the third speaker started his speech by identifying himself as “an employee of Chubu Electric Power” but saying he is attending as a private citizen, nonetheless creating a tense atmosphere in the venue, with one person in the audience saying, “Is this again manipulation?”

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