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Re:Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel by natmaka on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @11:06PM (#41784118)
> 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_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_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.

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