JCO president apologizes Tokaimura residents

JCO president apologizes Tokaimura residents

TOKAIMURA, Japan - Hiroharu Kitani, president of JOC Co., operators of the uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, scene of a major radiation leakage on Sept. 30, kneels in apology Oct. 2 morning at a community evacuation center in the village before Tokaimura residents who were forced to flee their homes after the contamination.

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