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Kepco staff to face criminal charges Police plan to ask prosecutors to file criminal charges against some 10 employees of Kansai Electric Power Co. for professional negligence leading to Japan's deadliest nuclear power plant accident in Fukui Prefecture in 2004, investigative sources said Jan. 7. The police are expected to send their case against the Kepco staff to prosecutors before the end of this month. Among the suspects are a former chief at the power company's branch in Fukui Prefecture and maintenance workers at the No. 3 reactor in the Mihama nuclear power plant. In the accident Aug. 9, 2004, superheated steam burst from a ruptured pipe in the reactor's turbine building, killing five inspectors and injuring six others. Kepco said it is aiming to resume full-fledged commercial operations in early February.
The Japan Times Weekly: Jan. 13, 2007 |
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