Fukushima Update: Prosecutors Look To Put ex-Tepco Executives In Jail For Years
It's estimated that the cost associated with cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear disaster that took place back in 2011 might be as high as ¥70 trillion. It's been years now and they are still struggling to clean the area, radioactive water still spills into the ocean as we speak.
A class-action lawsuit previously determined that both the government and Tepco were liable; their negligence caused the meltdowns.
Former Tepco executives have gone to trial and plead not guilty to professional negligence.
They might not have been able to prevent the incident from occurring, though courts have determined that they should've been able to foresee it.
The prosecutors have suggested that because the executives had failed to prepare adequately that it resulted in the deaths of many people.
Those executives who are now facing a few years behind bars have plead not guilty and they are arguing that they couldn't have predicted the tsunami, despite several courts now ruling that both the government and Tepco are liable for the damages that occurred as a result of the tsunami.
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Pic 1 – Reuters via The Wire
pic 2 - K Sasahara - AP
I never thought that the Tepco people should be demonized in the way they have. How do you foresee that kind of cataclysm? I mean, there was some negligence and I guess there's always a CHANCE that a 7.6 earthquake will cause a 35 foot wave RIGHT in front of your nuclear power plant, but it just seems so unlikely. Every single failsafe failed. The wave was bigger than their 30 foot wall and the earthquake was bigger than they anticipated. Every accident is hypothetically avoidable, it's just that reality gets in the way.
the investigation found that they had fault in their safety standards and emergency procedures, that the "root causes" of the problem were centered around the organizational & regulatory systems..
more here from the report
Hindsight is 20/20. I just don't buy it. Every disaster could be "avoided" had x and y been done. There were safety measures in place. Lots of them. It's just that nobody really thought it was going to happen. I think the report also says that there was only a 20% chance of this kind of potentiality within 30 years? At those odds, I'd bet against nature too.
Also, the court said something like they didn't like that they chose cost over safety. How asinine. People and companies make that calculation every day of every year. It's part of the job.
it isn't about avoiding it it's about finding liability for the damages and determining if their actions in any way worsened the damage for victims.. which multiple courts have concluded was the case. 👍
I guess. Seems like nobody is really "at fault" here, so liability seems moot. It's not like the Chernobyl explosion where staff were clearly at fault.
It still shocks to to today how unaware people are of the devastation Fukushima is still causing. This is the worst disaster of the century try if not longer. The media have kept this under wraps as our seas are being destroyed 💯🐒
I cringe at humanity when I think of the irreparable damage caused to the ocean and planet because of the fallout. Sure you can’t stand against the fury of nature and power of a tsunami but leaving it in hindsight and claiming nothing could have been done is gross negligence.
A nuclear plant on the edge of an ocean just doesn’t seem to be wise.
I suppose a prison term could serve as an example for other executives. I also imagine $ speaks and they will serve up some fall guys so that the real architects of this disaster are safe from a years of minimum security all inclusive resorts.
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I blogged this the other day. Fuck 5 years! Off with their heads! Send these fuckers to the guillotine! Be glad the TRUTH Party doesn't ever have a chance in Hell of ever holding office.
https://steemit.com/fukushima/@hippie-witha-gun/fukushima-news-1-7-19-five-year-jail-terms-sought-for-ex-tepco-executives