Revealing statement from nuke industry official
From the Japan Times:
In 2005, the Tokyo High Court rejected a lawsuit by local residents seeking to revoke a state permit on the installation of the No. 1 reactor at the seven-reactor power station.The court rejected the plaintiffs' argument that an active fault exists near the station, saying that what they claimed to be an active fault did not even amount to a fault and could not cause a quake.
"It is true that electric power companies don't want to spend much money for earthquake-proof construction," [associate professor at Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute] Imanaka said.
A Tepco public relations official said, "We did not assume an earthquake of this magnitude at the time of designing the nuclear power plant. After looking at aftershock location data, we have come to realize a fault lies right below the plant."
Should have listened to the locals.
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