★は、大沼
“The Fukushima Daiichi plant remains in an unstable condition, and there is concern that we cannot prevent another accident,” Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, said at a news conference. “We have instructed Tepco to work on reducing some of the biggest risks, and we as regulators will step up monitoring.”
田中氏が言う「最大リスク」とは何なのか!
フクイチはどんな「最大リスク」に直面しているというのか?!
タイムズ紙はまた、上記記事で、Jビレッジでは、下請け作業員が横になる場所もない、ひどい状態におかれている(一部作業員のみ、薄いマットで横になることができる)苛酷な実態を報じ、「作業員を助ける手立てが必要だ。作業員たちのためにも、フクイチの安全のためにも」との、専門家の警告を紹介している。
The harsh conditions workers face is visible at J-Village, a former sports park about 10 miles south of the Daiichi site, where workers don protective suits and masks before being bused to the plant. Tired workers take naps on flimsy mats in temporary sleeping rooms; low-ranking workers are not afforded this luxury, they said, and must pass free time roaming the grounds or huddling around vending machines.
Jun Shigemura, a psychiatry specialist at the National Defense Medical College who offers pro bono mental care sessions at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, said workers there showed signs of post-traumatic stress and depression, raising the risk of making errors at work, and leaving them vulnerable to substance abuse and even suicide.
“Something needs to be done to help these workers,” he said. “For their sake, and for the sake of the plant’s safety.”
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