Gundersen: Concern an even larger calamity is coming at Fukushima — Guardian: Workers passing out within minutes of arriving at plant; Alcohol abuse a problem, men working with ‘the shakes’; Insiders say they’re suffering health problems(AUDIO)
The Guardian, Oct. 15, 2013: [...] men working inside the plant are suffering from plummeting morale, health problems and anxiety about the future, according to insiders [...] the cleanup is entering its most precarious stage since the meltdown in March 2011. [...] complaints from hoteliers and inn-keepers about drink-fuelled fights. [...] A 42-year-old contract worker, who asked not be named, confirmed that alcohol abuse had become a problem among workers. “Lots of men I know drink heavily in the evening and come to work with the shakes the next day. I know of several who worked with hangovers during the summer and collapsed” [...] Another worker [...] said he had seen hungover colleagues collapse with heatstroke just minutes after beginning work. [...] “I’m very worried about the labour shortage. If they don’t do something about it soon, the employment system at Fukushima Daiichi will collapse first, not the plant” [said a former Tepco employee of 14 years] [...] as concern grows over Tepco [...] starting next month with the removal of 1,300 spent fuel assemblies from the top of reactor No 4 – the unfolding human crisis is being largely ignored. [...]
WBKM, Oct. 13, 2013 – Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Chief Engineer (at 0:45 in): They’ve had a series of calamities. When you get a series of small calamities that usually implies that there’s a larger calamity on the horizon. [...]
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The Guardian, Oct. 15, 2013: [...] men working inside the plant are suffering from plummeting morale, health problems and anxiety about the future, according to insiders [...] the cleanup is entering its most precarious stage since the meltdown in March 2011. [...] complaints from hoteliers and inn-keepers about drink-fuelled fights. [...] A 42-year-old contract worker, who asked not be named, confirmed that alcohol abuse had become a problem among workers. “Lots of men I know drink heavily in the evening and come to work with the shakes the next day. I know of several who worked with hangovers during the summer and collapsed” [...] Another worker [...] said he had seen hungover colleagues collapse with heatstroke just minutes after beginning work. [...] “I’m very worried about the labour shortage. If they don’t do something about it soon, the employment system at Fukushima Daiichi will collapse first, not the plant” [said a former Tepco employee of 14 years] [...] as concern grows over Tepco [...] starting next month with the removal of 1,300 spent fuel assemblies from the top of reactor No 4 – the unfolding human crisis is being largely ignored. [...]
WBKM, Oct. 13, 2013 – Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Chief Engineer (at 0:45 in): They’ve had a series of calamities. When you get a series of small calamities that usually implies that there’s a larger calamity on the horizon. [...]
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