Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he was overwhelmed and afraid during last year 's nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant , acknowledging that little has been done since then to ensure that another nuclear disaster will not occur . Kan says his government refused the help of U.S. nuclear experts . TEPCO wanted to evacuate its power plant during the meltdown , he says . But Prime Minister Naoto Kan said that would be too dangerous for residents and workers in Japan's northeast region.
Kan says his government refused the help of U.S. nuclear experts . TEPCO wanted to evacuate its power plant during the meltdown , he says . But Prime Minister Naoto Kan said that would be too dangerous for residents and workers in Japan's northeast region.