What staggers me is that 1,000s lie dead and yet all the media leads with is the unfolding nuclear "catastrophe". The public have an irrational fear of radiation, fed by a media chasing a sensationalist headline. In the final wash up, I imagine the deaths from the tsunami will be 1,000s times more than die from the nuclear incident.
How many died at Three Mile Island, the only other analogue? (Chernobyl was a reactor without a containment system). The answer is Zero. To be honest, I'd be quite happy to be in Tokyo right now and would ignore the requests of our Government.
And those thinking that all nuclear reactors are susceptible ignore that fact that the affected reactors are 1960's and 70's technology. Hasn't the technology moved on since then!
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