Published: January 24th, 2013 at 5:06 pm ET
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Title: Ex-TEPCO chairman quizzed on suspected negligence over nuclear disaster
Source: Kyodo
Date: Jan. 24, 2013
Japanese prosecutors have questioned the former chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., Tsunehisa Katsumata, on suspicion of professional negligence over the nuclear disaster at the utility’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant that occurred in March 2011, investigative sources said Thursday.
The prosecutors were believed to have focused their questioning on Tokyo Electric’s anti-tsunami measures and on whether the utility known as TEPCO had properly anticipated such a disaster. [...]
Title: Former Tepco Chairman Said Questioned in Fukushima Legal Probe
Source: Bloomberg
Author: Jacob Adelman
Date: Jan. 24, 2013
[...] The complaint targets around 40 people, including former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Haruki Madarame, the former head of the Nuclear Safety Commission, Kyodo said.
They are accused of being responsible for the injury from radiation exposure and deaths of hospital inpatients during their transfer to a hospital, Ikuo Yasuda, a lawyer representing residents who filed the complaint, said in an August interview. [...]
See also: Kyodo: Criminal complaint to be filed against top gov't and Tepco officials -- Says failures left many exposed to radiation -- Assemblyman: "Nonsense that nobody has been held criminally responsible for causing a major nuclear accident"
Published: January 24th, 2013 at 5:06 pm ET
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YES!!! Awesome news!!! I won't take off my cynic's hat just yet. But if law enforcement is interested in regaining the respect of the people, what better place to start than with a boardroom filled with pathological murderers…
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Agreed. Hope it isn't just a stunt to placate the critics. Hold their feet to the fire! I hope Japan is sincere as they prosecute this meltdown.
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People sued after TMI, and the judge threw the whole case out.. hopefully they get a better judge in Japan, than the public got after TMI.
Three Mile Island (TMI) Coverup; via A Green Road
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/three-mile-island-coverups-exposed.html
Nuclear Reactor Chicago Pile I; Hidden In Open Sight; via A Green Road http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/04/nuclear-reactor-chicago-pile-i-hidden.html
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Never thought we would see this one!!!
Whether it actually goes anywhere is another story.
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"If the citizen groups had not been successful, there would have been a 33% load of MOX at Fukushima Daiichi 3 instead of the current 5% and there would have been MOX in the spent fuel pool,” said Kamps. “The activists have saved countless lives by preventing what might have been a worse disaster than is already taking place.”
Kevin Kamps http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/latest-national/23123-citizen-action-in-japan-prevented-larger-plutonium-disaster-at-fukushima-reactor-3.html
Perhaps TEPCO just went ahead with their 33% load of MOX anyway, in spite of public opposition. They might have gotten away with it, too, except for the Great Earthquake. I think that TEPCO got caught using plutonium fuel in violation of their license. But nothing will be done about it. The Government now owns TEPCO.
TEPCO: What is this rack of Plutonium Fuel doing in spent fuel pool 4?
http://beforeitsnews.com/survival/2012/04/the-greatest-single-threat-to-humanity-fukushima-nuclear-reactor-no-4-raises-new-global-worries-2019959.html
Did that license for MOX Fuel ever come through for you, TEPCO? I didn't think so. So why is Plutonium fuel found in SFP4?
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Oh, the books to be written. If there's anyone left to read them.
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grand standing.
They will do nothing.
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This is another misdirection .
The main question is , Did the Politicians Not follow the suggestions of scientists/engineers ?
If the politicians did follow what the engineers Designed ( and approved ) , than it is the fault of the engineers/scientists .
Inept/corrupt politicians are a dime-a-dozen and by the bucket waiting in line to 'get in' the political pork barrel .
On the other hand even Japan has only a handfull of native nuclear scientists and engineers .
Who will the 'elite' sacrifice ??
The Oath of engineers :
" … The Order of the Engineer is an association for graduate and professional engineers in the United States that emphasizes pride and responsibility in the engineering profession.
It was inspired by the success of The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer, a similar and much older Canadian ceremony, and is a common presence in American engineering schools.
Before joining, members must take an oath to abide by a code of ethics called The Obligation of an Engineer
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I am an engineer, in my profession I take deep pride.
To it I owe solemn obligations.
Since the stone age, human progress has been spurred by the engineering genius.
Engineers have made usable nature's vast resources of material and energy for humanity's benefit.
Engineers have vitalized and turned to practical use the principles of science and the means of technology.
Were it not for this heritage of accumulated experience, my efforts…
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And most engineers today feed their families…. by working for a soul-less legal contrivance called a corporation.
TEPCO execs would love nothing better that absolve any shred of responsibility by blaming their engineers. The same engineers that they would have demoted or fired for opposing or delaying anything related to their on-the-cheap nuclear ambitions.
You can't put an engineer or doctor in a psychopathic organization and expect them to martyr themselves or blow the whistle at the first sign of corruption.
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agreed PavewayIII. Referring to Jay's opening statement that "This is another misdirection.", notice from the below link, he's posting the same statement elsewhere. I've also noticed he's not responded – directly – to any other responses to his original post. This breach of posting etiquette leads me to question his motives…
http://enenews.com/reuters-japan-faces-nuclear-shutdown-for-2nd-time-since-fukushima-expert-trying-to-protect-their-nation-from-diseases-and-death-audio/comment-page-1#comment-326561
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Aftershock , would " not-being-on-line " qualifies for delay in replying without 'ulterior reasons' ? Thank you !
Now , what is that you question from what I said ? See my reply to Paveway above too please .
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aspersions aside Jay, you did not reply to the prior day's responses. Look at the timestamps that follow your initial post. Simply putting up posts in response to what others are saying is not proper posting etiquette. Your responses (like this one) should be threaded. Otherwise, how are all-other parties to know the basis of the points, within your posts?
And another thing. Why are you repeating your posts across forums? I can only surmise one of two reasons: you're attempting to garner attention or you're simply pushing an ideological agenda out here. There's nothing wrong with wanting others to pay attention, but you do risk being perceived by others as being insecure about your position. And while it's not unusual to have an agenda (we all do to some degree or another), I'd advise against annoying others with a scatter-gun approach…
http://enenews.com/reuters-japan-faces-nuclear-shutdown-for-2nd-time-since-fukushima-expert-trying-to-protect-their-nation-from-diseases-and-death-audio/comment-page-1#comment-326313
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As I said Paveway , the scientists/engineers could have Quit !
Really , taking another job at MacDonalds ( for a while ) and sacrificing a career VS. poisoning your nation and the world … a no-brainer you say ? Wrong , we see the results today !
The FACT remains that the politicians can ask for nuclear reactors But they can't built them , while the scientists/engineers Can quit their jobs , no ??
Let's not allow them to fool us about responsability , after all if you agree that a lot of the politicians are inept/corrupt Than what else do you really expect from them but to order nuclear reactors . But that doesn't mean the scientists have a gun at their heads to do it !
If a fool/idiot asks the scientists to blow up the Earth do they have to do it ?
PROOF : did you hear of a GIANT international chorus of thousands of scientists raising public awarness , taking adds in news papers or TV , demonstrating in the streets , QUITING their jobs or organizing petitions ? Please show me if it exists .
And that atittude from engineers that took The Oath !!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Engineer
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Umm… this kind of proves *my* point, Jay:
"…PROOF : did you hear of a GIANT international chorus of thousands of scientists raising public awarness , taking adds in news papers or TV , demonstrating in the streets , QUITING their jobs or organizing petitions ? Please show me if it exists…"
You're suggesting that some kind of noble morality in a world where it cannot possibly exist. Engineers are not the problem here.
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didn't want to jump-in, PavewayIII, before you'd had your say. Jay's apparently still gaining his 'sea legs'. I've attempted to address (to no avail) how history comes into the equation. He's either having trouble with this concept or blatantly chooses to ignore this issue. He attempting to use an empty booze bottle to describe the pathology of alcoholism. He's refusing to see the big picture…
[extracted AFTERSHOCK cross-post follows]
"kinda why I don't blame the technicians or engineers. It easy to point to the guys twiddling the knobs. Realty is, they have next nothing to say about what or why something's built. You'd be better off blaming the teachers and theoretical physicists for what came off their blackboards. They're the ones who scribbled the knowledge to boil a cup of tea using a heat source that has a five-hundred-million year half life. With so much hindsight, it's easy to point fingers. Did anyone really think the world would someday end up with tens-of-thousands of radioactive waste sites? I don't think any of them understood that once the bean counters were made privy to the decision making process, all hell would be loosed (literally) upon the world. If anyone's culpable for where this technology led us, it was the imperious politicians. They stood by and removed accountability from the control loop."
Attempting to hold technicians or engineers responsible for where we are today, is bogus…
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"You can't put an engineer or doctor in a psychopathic organization and expect them to martyr themselves or blow the whistle at the first sign of corruption."
Why not? I did. Those that don't, knowing others will die, are just as guilty. That's the legal meaning of 'accessory' to a crime.
Murder is murder. Now, whether or not the justice system will prosecute it is another matter.
The DOJ admitted they are giving the banks and Wall Street a pass on the biggest financial crimes in the history of money:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-01-23/assistant-attorney-general-admits-tv-us-justice-does-not-apply-banks
And from the Fast & Furious investigation:
"As the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was voting Holder into contempt of Congress for his refusal to cooperate with congressional investigators by failing to turn over tens of thousands of pages of Fast and Furious documents, Obama asserted the executive privilege over them. The full House of Representatives soon after voted on a bipartisan basis to hold Holder in contempt.
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There were two parts of the contempt resolution. Holder was, and still is, in both civil and criminal contempt of Congress. The criminal resolution was forwarded to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald Machen – who works for Holder – for prosecution. Despite being technically required by law to bring forth criminal charges against Holder, under orders from Holder’s Department of Justice Machen chose to ignore the resolution."
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/01/17/Holder-begs-court-to-indefinitely-delay-group-s-lawsuit-fighting-for-release-of-Obama-s-executive-privilege-Fast-and-Furious-documents
The FULL House of Representatives voted for criminal charges. Both Republicans AND Democrats – 100% – and orders from above to IGNORE THE LAW.
There is no 'justice' in the US. Not for the 'large' campaign contributors, and not for us.
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"…If anyone's culpable for where this technology led us, it was the imperious politicians. They stood by and removed accountability from the control loop…"
Don't beat up on those knucleheads – they're just doing what their paid to do. Frankly, I would have to say they've done a pretty good job of removing accountability. Can you see any? Of course not – these guys are pros.
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yes they have PavewayIII. Fact is, politicians are far more deadly than any diseased whore…
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Hey, easy on the ladies, AF. No little girl ever dreams of growing up some day and being pimped out to… well… politicians, for instance.
I do agree American politicians are dangerous. I would seriously consider arming myself to protect my family from them, but I think that's illegal now. I have a profound aversion to guns and killing in general anyways. I would prefer to use cash-baited live-traps to humanely catch the wily rodents and then just turn them loose somewhere where they can't hurt anyone. Maybe like Canada?
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"No little girl ever dreams of growing up some day and being pimped out to… well… politicians, for instance."
Like this?
'Emails show FBI investigating Sen. Bob Menendez for sleeping with underage Dominican prostitutes'
http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/25/emails-show-fbi-investigating-sen-bob-menendez-for-sleeping-with-underage-dominican-prostitutes/
The video is a great laugh.
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Remember when traveling overseas for child prostitutes was illegal?
And the retired FBI guy speculates that any prosecution will depend on the "…believability of the witnesses and their willingness to cooperate…"
This shouldn't pose any problem for the U.S. justice system. Who are you going to believe: an esteemed pedophile U.S. senator or some unknown teenage Dominican hooker that says he underpaid her? I bet she doesn't even have a time and date legible receipt or a record of deposit for her alleged services!
So now all the foot-dragging FBI would have to do (provided they ever bothered investigating since last July) is to track down and publicly humiliate these girls, which will result in their entire families being slaughtered by the Dominican Mafia – just to teach them a lesson. That is, if either the girls or their families are still alive, yet. 'Doc' probably took care of the problem already.
If the girls had any sense, they would already be half-way across the planet and in hiding. Ratting out pedophile senators usually ends up badly, especially if you're the victim.
Laws only apply to taxpaying peons violating them, not for U.S. senators. They're too important.
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