The Rise and Fall of American Nuclear Ambitions

In 2006, Toshiba paid $5 billion for Westinghouse Electric. America's premier nuclear energy company, one of the founders of the industry. The acquisition and subsequent build of four new nuclear power reactors ruined them. A 140 year old company. One of Japan’s proudest. Now torn apart. In this video, we look at perhaps the worst acquisition in Japanese corporate history.

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