Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan

Tepco workers offer to go to stricken atomic plant

Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan

'I fought back tears when I heard father, who is to retire in half a year, volunteered to go,' the message read. 'He said 'The future of nuclear power generation depends on how we'll cope with this. I'll go with a sense of mission'... I've never been more proud of him.' AFP was not immediately able to confirm if the Twitter posts referred to the same man mentioned in the Jiji report. -- AFP

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Jason Ling

17 Mar '11, 8am
Wow: 'I fought back tears when I heard father, who is to retire in half a year, volunteered to go,' the message read. 'He said 'The future of nuclear power generation depends on how we'll cope with this. I'll go with a sense of mission'... I've never been more proud of him.'
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@turtlejelly » 17 Mar '11, 7am
Respect! RT @stcom Staff of Tepco, volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant [link]
@jy_tweets » 17 Mar '11, 6am
Selflessness of the Japanese to help their countrymen: Tepco workers offer to go to stricken atomic plant [link] via @cmswire
@heysihui » 17 Mar '11, 6am
RT @shokola_o: Tepco workers offer to go to stricken atomic plant [link] (via ST iPhone App)
@iamlazycat » 17 Mar '11, 5am
This story makes me wanna tear. Seems like a suicide mission of sorts. And people will do it. [link]
@jnglinks » 17 Mar '11, 9pm
Tepco workers offer to go to stricken atomic plant [link] (via ST iPhone App)
@commidescochons » 17 Mar '11, 3pm
Tepco workers offer to go to stricken atomic plant [link] (via ST iPhone App)
@limshaomin » 17 Mar '11, 12pm
Tepco workers offer to go to stricken atomic plant [link] (via ST iPhone App)
@qinnn » 17 Mar '11, 6am
RT @stcom: Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan [link]
@TwstdFishy » 17 Mar '11, 6am
RT @stcom: Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan [link]
@palmuser_alan » 17 Mar '11, 6am
Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan [link]
@chae0516 » 17 Mar '11, 6am
RT @stcom: Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan [link]
@hikarisekai » 17 Mar '11, 6am
RT @stcom: Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan [link]
@Heartofalion5 » 17 Mar '11, 5am
Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan [link]
@kibunyadesu » 17 Mar '11, 5am
RT @stcom: Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan [link]
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RT @stcom: Staff of Tepco, other firms volunteer to join efforts to control escalating crisis at quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan [link]

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