In 1979, Ryusuke Umeda was engaged in periodic inspections of the Shimane-1 and Tsuruga-1 nuclear power plants and suffered a myocardial infarction in March 2000. He filed an application for workers’ compensation with the Shimane Labour Standards Supervision Office in Shimane Prefecture in September 2009, and in February 2010, he presented his case to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), complaining about the actual conditions of the work environment at the nuclear plants.
In 1979, Ryusuke Umeda was engaged in periodic inspections of the Shimane-1 and Tsuruga-1 nuclear power plants and suffered a myocardial infarction in March 2000. He filed an application for workers’ compensation with the Shimane Labour Standards Supervision Office in Shimane Prefecture in September 2009, and in February 2010, he presented his case to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), complaining about the actual conditions of the work environment at the nuclear plants.