Published on Jan 3, 2014
Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, joins
Thom Hartmann. U.S Navy sailors onboard the USS Ronald Reagan were some
of the first Americans to respond to the tsunami and nuclear disaster in
Fukushima, Japan in 2011. Now - they're suing TEPCO - the company in
charge of the stricken Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant. At least
71 sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan have reported radiation sickness -
and are suing TEPCO - alleging that the company knowingly downplayed the
dangers of nuclear radiation at the Fukushima site. Of those 71 sailors
- at least half have some form of cancer - according to the lawyer
representing them. And other sailors are dealing with thyroid and
reproductive health problems. So - did TEPCO knowingly mislead the world
about the radioactive dangers at Fukushima immediately following the
devestating tsunami - and could this lawsuit be the first of many to
come?
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