Antinuclear activists in Fukui and Osaka prefectures said this week’s fatal accidents at the Mihama atomic plant was due to Kansai Electric Power Co’s cost-cutting measures. According to the Japan Times, Kansai Power’s President Yosaku Fuji toured the plant in Fukui Prefecture on Tuesday, offering apologies. The accident occurred when a pipe carrying hot steam…
JAPAN: Critics say cost-cutting led to Kansai’s fatal nuclear accidents
Posted on August 12, 2004 by EnergyAsia