The President of the Tokyo Electric Power Company resigned today.

President Masataka Shimizu, leader of the company that operated of the notorious Fukushima nuclear power plant, announced his resignation today:

“I am resigning for having shattered public trust about nuclear power, and for having caused so many problems and fears for the people,” Shimizu told reporters, bowing in a traditional Japanese apology during a news conference.

“I wanted to take managerial responsibility and bring a symbolic close,” he said.

Find the full AP story via the Huffington Post.