RE: Cutting off power

["TOSH USHINO"<ushinot@songs.sce.com>]

     How time has changed! Though it may be satisfying, Kansai Electric 
     won't get away doing that in today's environment.
     
     Tosh Ushino
     San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
     
     
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Subject: Re: RADSAFE digest 1778 
Author:  <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu > at INTERNET 
Date:    3/12/98 11:51 AM
     
     
FYI.
Regarding the suggestion that electric supply be cut off to make a point. Back 
in about 1972, I recollect that one particular small town in Japan was 
actively opposing a nuclear plant proposal. The Japanese utility involved 
[Kansai Electric Company, I believe] issued a statement that they intended to 
shut off power to the town so that:
     
"They may keenly appreciate the necessity of electric power." 
     
The exact statement appeared in Environment Magazine at that time.  I could 
probably locate an exact reference for this occurence, but it would take a 
little digging on my part.
     
     
Stewart Farber, MS Public Health
Consulting Scientist
Public Health Sciences
19 Stuart St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
     
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