Retired Fukushima Engineers to Seek U.S. Assistance

The Daily Yomiuri - Jiji Press - July 25, 2012

Retired Japanese engineers are set to embark on a monthlong tour of the United States to seek that country's support to realize their desire to help contain the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

The group wants to work at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in place of younger workers engaged in crisis-control work. The members of the Skilled Veterans Corps for Fukushima, headed by 73-year-old retired engineer Yasuteru Yamada, are planning to take over their radiation exposure risks.

But the organization has faced rejection from TEPCO and the government. The group hopes the U.S. visit will help their cause.

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