Nuclear Safety Rules Ignored, Panel Says
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A disregard for safety procedures led to Japan’s worst nuclear accident, a government panel concluded, confirming the findings of other investigations. The Science Agency panel said workers at the nuclear fuel processing plant in Tokaimura, northeast of Tokyo, caused the Sept. 30 disaster by mixing uranium in buckets to save time. The panel also said the government had been lackadaisical about inspecting the facility. “The accident resulted from the pursuit of efficiency at the expense of safety,” the panel said. The disaster happened when workers set off an uncontrolled nuclear reaction that left three people hospitalized.
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