The huge risk of new explosions and radiation contamination at the plant, none of the 250 workers fighting the disaster at the factory actually deserted the operations, while the tsunami in the outside world killed their relatives and destroyed their homes.
"It was clear from the beginning that we couldn't run," Masao Yoshida said. "Nobody on the ground said anything about pulling out of the site."
TEPCO admitted that it was Yoshida who brought the nuclear plant's workers together and kept their spirits up while battling the catastrophe.
"He literally put his life at risk in dealing with the accident,'' TEPCO President Naomi Hirose said in a statement. "We keep his wishes to our heart and do utmost for the reconstruction of Fukushima, which he tried to save at all cost."
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