There is an awful collusion of
gross
negligence now taking
place
between TEPCO, the
operators
of the Fukushima
nuclear
plant in Japan, which
suffered
a triple meltdown and
the
US Department of Defense.
Once again, as with so much
Once again, as with so much
that
is awry in our world, the
exposure
to massive liability
will
keep both parties lying
through
their teeth until they
are
successfully sued - and that
is
exactly what is 51 US Navy
crew
members of the USS
Ronald
Reagan are intending
to
do.
Crew members, many of whom
Crew members, many of whom
are
in their early- and mid-20s,
have
been diagnosed with
conditions
including thyroid cancer,
testicular
cancer and leukemia.
The
affected sailors are suing Tokyo
Electric
Power Company (TEPCO),
alleging
that the utility mishandled
the
crisis and did not adequately
warn
the crew of the risk of
participating
as first responders to
the
Japanese victims of the
earthquake and
tsunami, which
took
roughly 20,000 lives. There
are
reports among the 100,000
displaced
victims in Japan who
dare
to speak out about the
connection between
the non-stop
release
of of radiation over the
ensuing
3 years and their own
mounting cases
of illness are being
threatened
with internment in
concentration
camps.
To
further add insult to injury, the
US
Department of Defense is
denying
that crew members were
exposed
to dangerous radiation
levels.
Charles Bonner, attorney for the
sailors, explains
that the USS Reagan,
a
Nimitz-Class Supercarrier desalinates
its
own water. Crew members were
unknowingly
drinking, cooking with,
and
bathing in contaminated water,
due
to the ship's close proximity to
the
disaster site.
The number of plaintiffs in the case
could
grow significantly, as 150
additional
crew members are currently
being
medically screened to join.
The
sailors are seeking $40 million
each
in punitive damages as well as
a
$1 billion fund for future medical
expenses
for members of the USS
Reagan.
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