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6. This should be an interesting case

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 05:57 AM

Dec 2012

TEPCO can easily argure that the sailors were exposed to raditation in the normal course of thier duties while in the Navy. The carrier they were on is nuclear powered and the carrier is also capable of carrying nuclear weapons were they could have also been exposed. The sailors are going to have to first prove they were not exposed to any raidation in the Navy prior to arriving in Japan.

It is going to be interesting how it all plays out.

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US sailors sue Japan's TEPCO for post-quake radiation exposure [View all] bananas Dec 2012 OP

The Japanese government was "lying through their teeth about the reactor meltdown" crisis bananas Dec 2012 #1

U.S. Sailors File Suit Against Fukushima Nuclear-Plant Operator bananas Dec 2012 #2

Photo: Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan wash down the flight deck ... bananas Dec 2012 #3

When contacted by the BBC, Tepco acknowledged that it has been sued, ... bananas Dec 2012 #4

pdf of the lawsuit bananas Dec 2012 #5

This should be an interesting case Resonance_Chamber Dec 2012 #6

I'm not sure that is true. Chemisse Dec 2012 #7

All of that is kept track off and is in the records. aandegoons Dec 2012 #8

This is surface Navy were they don't issue TLD's to the entire crew Resonance_Chamber Dec 2012 #9

Yes that is why I put near the reactors. aandegoons Dec 2012 #10

Doesn't the Navy have Nuclear radiation detectors? I don't blame them for lovuian Dec 2012 #14

Strange caraher Dec 2012 #11

It is good that they are filing suit now. James48 Dec 2012 #13

This is more proof as to why nuclear is not a viable means of power conversion. Gregorian Dec 2012 #12