Fukushima inquiry: I felt helpless, says former PM
Japan's prime minister at the height of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis has admitted he often felt "helpless" during the early days of the disaster, adding that the facility's triple meltdown had brought the country close to "national collapse".
Speaking at a parliamentary inquiry into the handling of the incident on Monday, Naoto Kan urged Japan to abandon nuclear power, as the industry attempts to bring closed reactors back into operation.
Kan, who resigned last September amid criticism of his handling of the crisis, has become one of Japan's most vocal opponents of nuclear power.
His successor, Yoshihiko Noda, has argued in favour of restarting reactors deemed safe to avoid electricity shortages this summer.
full: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/29/fukushima-inquiry-naoto-kan
