[ RadSafe ] Activists preparing to sue Fukushima nuclear plant suppliers

[Roger Helbig]

This suit should be considered groundless, but who knows, lawyers will
file anything.

New post] Activists preparing to sue Fukushima nuclear plant suppliers
To: rwhelbig at gmail.com

arclight2011part2 posted: "The nuclear activists will later leave
Taiwan to garner support in other countries, including the
Philippines, India, South Korea and Germany. CNA January 8, 2014,
12:26 am TWN http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2014/01/08/397868/Act"

by arclight2011 (Sean McGee, UK) part2

The nuclear activists will later leave Taiwan to garner support in
other countries, including the Philippines, India, South Korea and
Germany.

CNA
January 8, 2014, 12:26 am TWN

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2014/01/08/397868/Activists-preparing.htm

TAIPEI -- Anti-nuclear activists from Taiwan and Japan are calling for
participation in a proposed international group lawsuit against the
equipment suppliers of a Japanese nuclear plant that suffered
meltdowns in a 2011 earthquake-tsunami catastrophe, in an effort to
highlight the responsibilities they have for the disaster.

With the support of 500 Taiwanese citizens out of a target of 2,000,
the organizers said Tuesday that they are aiming to enlist 10,000
supporters worldwide by the end of March to file a complaint against
equipment suppliers to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant,
including General Electric, Toshiba and Hitachi.

Shih Shin-min, a professor of chemical engineering at National Taiwan
University, questioned the regulations in Taiwan and Japan under which
nuclear plant equipment suppliers are exempt from responsibility for
nuclear accidents.

It does not make sense that only the nuclear plant operator and the
government are held accountable for compensation in the event of a
nuclear accident, while equipment suppliers are not, said Shih, who
founded the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union.

Safety becomes less of a concern compared to the economy for nuclear
plant suppliers under the current regulations, Shih said at a press
conference in Taipei accompanied by Akihiro Shima, a member of a group
of Japanese lawyers involved in the suit, and Daisuke Sato, a
representative of the No Nukes Asia Forum.

The activists said they are seeking 100 Japanese yen (US$0.95) in
mental health compensation per affected person, adding that rather
than the sum of damages sought, they are trying to shake the perceived
protection given to nuclear equipment manufacturers.

Taiwan and Japan are in the same boat regarding the Fukushima Daiichi
plant issue, since some of the equipment in Taiwan's nuclear plants
are supplied by Japanese manufacturers, Shih said.

The three existing nuclear plants in Taiwan all have General
Electric-manufactured equipment, he noted.

The nuclear activists will later leave Taiwan to garner support in
other countries, including the Philippines, India, South Korea and
Germany.

arclight2011part2 | January 7, 2014 at 7:26 pm | URL: http://wp.me/phgse-g2U

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