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“The number of children and grandchildren with cancer in their bones, with leukemia in their blood, or with poison in their lungs might seem statistically small to some, in comparison with natural health hazards. But this is not a natural health hazard—and it is not a statistical issue. The loss of even one human life, or the malformation of even one baby—who may be born long after we are gone—should be of concern to us all. Our children and grandchildren are not merely statistics toward which we can be indifferent.”

John F. Kennedy, July 26th, 1963

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Firms that made No. 1 plant sued

FROM: JAPAN TIMES

1,400 plaintiffs want Toshiba, GE, Hitachi blamed for meltdowns

Some 1,400 people have filed a joint lawsuit against three companies that manufactured the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, saying they should be financially liable for damage caused by its 2011 meltdowns.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs said that the lawsuit, filed Thursday at the Tokyo District Court, is a landmark challenge of current regulations that give manufacturers immunity from liability in nuclear accidents.
Under the nuclear damages compensation scheme, only plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. has been held responsible for the crisis.
The plaintiffs, which include 38 Fukushima residents and nearly 400 others from around the world, argue that Toshiba, GE and Hitachi failed to make needed safety improvements to the four-decade-old reactors at the Fukushima plant. They are seeking compensation of ¥100 each, saying the idea is to raise awareness of the problem.
All three companies declined comment on the lawsuit.

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