Guest guest Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Carmakers, nuclear plant halt operations after Japan quake Aftershocks from Monday's earthquake in Japan continue to be felt -- and not the kind that shake the ground. Yesterday, officials ordered the nuclear plant that was damaged in the quake to shut down indefinitely while operators assess and fix some 53 problems discovered over the course of the last few days. They also acknowledged that the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility, run by Tokyo Electric Power Co., sits above an active fault line -- an inconvenient truth the utility and the government had long denied. The shutdown could cause power shortages in Tokyo this summer, some fear; plant operators, who have been publicly reprimanded for their response to the incident, are requesting support from other utilities and asking customers to " redouble their energy-saving efforts. " The quake also hit a key auto-parts supplier in the region, leading Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, and Subaru to temporarily suspend production. Wow, forced conservation and fewer cars? Mother Nature has a sick sense of humor. straight to the source: BBC News, 19 Jul 2007 straight to the source: Los Angeles Times, Bruce Wallace, 19 Jul 2007 straight to the source: The Washington Post, Associated Press, Hans Greimel, 19 Jul 2007 straight to the source: The Kansas City Star, Associated Press, Eric Talmadge, 19 Jul 2007 " Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ... Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. " - General Herman Goering, President of German Reichstag & Nazi Party, Commander of Luftwaffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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