http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2690553/posts
2226: The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, quoting a senior official of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, said the US made the offer immediately after the disaster damaged Fukushima No 1 nuclear plant. According to the unnamed senior official, US support was based on dismantling the troubled reactors run by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) some 250 km (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo. However, the government and TEPCO thought the cooling system could be restored by themselves, the report said.
Thanks for the link. It doesn’t sound unreasonable to me. Build (rebuild) it on higher ground so this doesn’t happen again.
Never waste a crisis!
Use it to push your personal beliefs.