Incite fear? There's a Nuclear crisis and I'm trying to incite fear?
I'm scared, worried. I have kids and Grandchildren. I'm scared for what future generations
will have to deal with because of this too.
If you're not at this point, you're a blind fool.
<S> Oz
I can draw on a napkin the concept of a modern operational nuclear power plant and reactor assembly in detail, can you? Be careful who you call a blind fool, especialy when the industry has had two very memorable and noteworthy disasters already caused by a couple that it's learned from and taken the lessons from forward with them.
I've been following the news on the situation very closely, what concerns me is that it is only as the media is portraying it. The best I can assume from the bits the media does pass through that's useful is the plants performed the best they could (the one in the worse shape had three active reactors going when the quake hit, was designed decades ago, and to survive a 7.0 eathquake. given the situation it has performed superbly and above design specs. however the management and operators at the plant, who elected to push and fight for a 10-year extension on the plant's life beyond its safe lifespan that expired this february, who are in charge of forming and executing disaster management plans, who have made questionable and delayed decisions in the aftermath of this quake (big surprise since they fought with the IAEA to extend the life of the plant 10-years beyond what it had been safely designed to handle, and directly against safety and modernizing the plant)), however some glaring human-errors may be at fault for what's going on here with the critical situation that has developed.
I'm afraid this is going to be a situation where the atomic energy industry suffers a very high price and setback for the actions and decisions of money-grubbing dolts who should never of been in the position to own or manage one of these facilities. IE: If you give one hospital to a management team of doctors and nurses, and give an identical hospital to a team of lawyers and accountants, and see what the results are gonna be down the road or in the face of a natural disaster, which one will of saved the most lives and have the better facilities, staff and technology?
Also, do yourself a favor in regards to your OP, read up on the historical Crossroads nuclear tests, in particular why it was stopped imediatley after Test Shot B (explosion two of three planned) and C was cancelled. As this is non-atmospheric, I really do hope there are more idiots in this country like you so maybe the property prices will finally drop and be reasonable out here where I live and intend to keep doing so, third-arm and all
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