#Fukushima Blame Game: "I Didn't Say That," Says Madarame about Recriticality

ex-skf.blogspot.com ^ | May 21, 2011 | Ex-SKF

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His assessment that seawater might cause recriticality in the Reactor 1 was what supposedly prompted Prime Minister Kan to order TEPCO to halt the seawater injection on the night of March 12, as I reported in my post yesterday.

Now, Madarame, the head of the Nuclear Safety Commission and ex-Tokyo University Professor, says "I didn't say that."

I'm sure that's the case, Mr. Madarame. Just like the comment you say you didn't make, that the 20 millisieverts/year radiation for school children is acceptable, or your current position that you knew from the beginning that it was a core meltdown and told the government so.

Asahi Shinbun (5/21/2011):

　班目春樹・原子力安全委員長は２１日夜、朝日新聞の取材に対し、政府・東電統合対策室の会見について「再臨界の危険性があるなどと私は言っていない。侮辱と思っている」と反論した。

Responding to the press conference earlier by the government/TEPCO consolidated headquarters to deal with Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident, Haruki Madarame, chief commissioner of the Nuclear Safety Agency told Asahi Shinbun on the evening of May 21 that he "didn't say there was a risk of recriticality. I feel insulted."

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Money Quote: "Haruki Madarame is increasingly known in Japan among nuclear critics and opponents as "Detarame" Haruki, which rhymes nicely with his family name Madarame. "Detarame" in Japanese means "outrageous nonsense, lie, falsehood"."

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Ex-college prof and now big shot government employee. ‘Nuff said.

[Nik Naym]

Isn’t it interesting how some things seem to cross all cultural boundaries?