Former Tepco executives cleared over Fukushima nuclear disaster

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Judge Nagafuchi ruled that to hold the executives responsible for criminal negligence the prosecuting lawyers had to prove it was possible to predict tsunamis

Nagafuchi said that, while the executives may have been aware of the risk of a major tsunami before the disaster, it was not established that they could have completed preventative measures in time.

A commission appointed by Japan’s parliament concluded in 2012 that Fukushima “was a profoundly man-made disaster – that could and should have been foreseen and prevented, its effects could have been mitigated by a more effective human response.”

 

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they did do a great job of limiting the damage. Of course I'm talking about PR not literal damage. Now the current Tepco execs that are worried about making this controversial call can rest easy they too won't be held to account in 6 years.

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