TEPCO suffers string of mishaps
<p><span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="crippled">crippled</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leak">leak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mishaps">mishaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carelessness">carelessness</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span>.</p><p><span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="meltdowns">meltdowns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hydrogen">hydrogen</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="mistakenly">mistakenly</span> <span word="detached">detached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="melted">melted</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wrecked">wrecked</span> <span word="reactors">reactors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="carelessness">carelessness</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="troubling">troubling</span> <span word="dosage">dosage</span>," <span word="Shunichi">Shunichi</span> <span word="Tanaka">Tanaka</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Regulation">Regulation</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="occurring">occurring</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>."</p><p><span word="Tanaka">Tanaka</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="Daiichi">Daiichi</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, 220 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="TEPCO">TEPCO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="cleanup">cleanup</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p>
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