Tag Archives: Masao Yoshida

Former Fukushima nuclear plant boss dies of cancer via The Telegraph

Posted on 2013/07/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Masao Yoshida, 58, was at the Japanese power station on March 11, 2011, when towering waves swamped cooling systems and sparked meltdowns that released plumes of radiation. Yoshida led the subsequent effort to get the crippled complex under control, as … Continue reading →

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Tepco workers face mental health crisis after cost cuts: counselor via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/08/16 by norma field

After toiling under hazardous conditions for 17 months to contain the crisis at Fukushima No. 1, the nuclear plant’s workers are full of stress and unable to get proper counseling due to lack of funding, a communications counselor warned Monday. … Continue reading →

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Videos Shed Light on Chaos at Fukushima as a Nuclear Crisis Unfolded via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/08/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… Above all, the videos depict mayhem at the plant, a lack of preparedness so profound that too few buses were on hand to carry workers away in the event of an evacuation. They also paint a close-up portrait of … Continue reading →

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Fukushima No. 1’s boss hospitalized via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/11/29 by norma field

The head of the troubled Fukushima No. 1 power plant has been hospitalized and will be relieved of his post for medical treatment, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday. The utility declined to provide any details on 56-year-old Masao Yoshida’s … Continue reading →

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In Nuclear Crisis, Crippling Mistrust via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/06/13 by norma field

TOKYO — On the evening of March 12, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s oldest reactor had suffered a hydrogen explosion and risked a complete meltdown. Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked aides to weigh the risks of injecting seawater into the … Continue reading →

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