I was at a meeting where we got print-outs of 東京電力からのお詫びとお礼 (Apology and Thanks from Tokyo Electric Power). It was a single sheet that was basically offering a pro forma apology for the nuclear disaster and expressing appreciation for the way everybody conserved electricity this summer. Standard corporate fare.
But the final “we’re really good guys” paragraph started out 電気の安定供給は、当社の最大の使命です (Ensuring stable supplies of electricity is our supreme mission). And this is what bothered me. Because there are a number of ways to read that, and none of them reflects well on Tepco.
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The other hidden message in this “all hail supply stability” is that nuclear power is still necessary and that renewable energy sources such as solar cannot be trusted. One of the big arguments that Tepco and other “big energy” people have been making against solar and wind power is that they are inconsistent. The sun does not always shine. The breezes do not always blow. But once a nuclear reaction starts, it goes on and on. (Indeed, as we saw in Fukushima, it can be quite difficult to control and stop.) So in saying that supply stability is the ultimate goal, Tepco is mentally stacking the deck against “intermittent” and “unreliable” power sources and trying to write the specifications to favor its preferred solution. It is propaganda disguised as an apology. It is stark evidence that the company is unrepentant and anxious to get back to business as usual. They are as bankrupt intellectually as they are financially.