Tepco Admits It Knew of Problems at Fukushima BEFORE the Earthquake Hit

And all it took was a year and a half of un-relenting pressure!  And then, TEPCO tries to blame the anti-nuke crowd for its own mistakes?  Such a spanking these people need!  Washington's Blog: 

Tepco Finally Comes Clean … But Tries to Blame Anti-Nuclear Movement


Ever since the Japanese earthquake hit a year and a half ago, we have reported on Tepco’s criminal negligence in failing to prevent the Fukushima disaster...

Due to the pressure put on Tepco by whistleblowers, writers and others, Tepco is finally coming clean.

As the Wall Street Journal reports today:

In a stunning reversal, the operator of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant admitted for the first time Friday that it had made errors of judgment that contributed to one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents last year.

[Tepco] said in a report that the company failed to adequately prepare for a disaster and that it knew it wasn’t prepared, and yet it did nothing, out of fear for the economic and social consequences.

“There was a worry that if the company were to implement a severe-accident response plan, it would spur anxiety throughout the country and in the community where the plant is sited, and lend momentum to the antinuclear movement,” said the report, explaining what it described as the “underlying reasons” Tepco didn’t have a good plan for such accidents.

That makes as much sense as claiming that American football players should take off their helmets and pads because protective gear implies that football is a dangerous activity.

The Journal continues:

The report represents a shift in stance for Tepco, which had continued to maintain it had done its best to prevent an accident from happening—despite repeated criticism from government and private-sector panels that studied events.

Postscript: While a Japanese Parliamentary inquiry found in July that collusion between Tepco and the Japanese government was the cause of the Fukushima disaster, the American government has long played a huge role in dictating Japanese nuclear policy.

Go to the link.  So many other links to peruse..  But hey, we're all on the same page now, right?  TEPCO knew this was a potential disaster, did nothing about it, a disaster happened, and they've spent the last 19 months deflecting the blame we all knew was theirs.  Now what?