A Worker Files Complaint Against Tokyo Electric Co. For Sending In Crews Into Fukushima Nuclear Plant Without Adequate Protection Or Warning

A contract worker, right, of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) leaves after a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The 46-year-old worker, who refuses to get his face photographed, filed a legal complaint Tuesday that the operator TEPCO of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant that went into a tsunami-triggered meltdown knew the risks from highly radioactive water at the site but sent in crews without adequate protection or warnings. Asked about the allegations, a TEPCO spokesman said the plant was aware of water leaks elsewhere but couldn’t anticipate the water problem in Unit 3’s basement.

A contract worker of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. <AP/NEWSis/Koji Sasahara>