FYI, the correct info on the Japanese nuke plant.

[Philip Miller Tate]

You mean, we're not all going to die of radiation poisoning next week?

The main problem is that the media cannot describe the scale of the  
disaster to the general public. In Britain, the general public (of  
which I am a member only at weekends) can only measure things in  
"London buses" or "Nelson's columns". Areas have to be referred to as  
"x times the size of Wales". Unfortunately, big disasters can only be  
measured in terms of "so many Hiroshimas" and it's not politically  
correct to use that particular unit in the present situation.

It's more encouraging to hear the stories of human resilience and  
citizenship out there. Some members of my close friend's family had  
to walk home from Tokyo centre for seven hours. The temples all  
opened their doors; people were out on the streets offering food and  
drink to strangers walking home. Sure, they'd do that in London, but  
only in exchange for your Rolex or iPhone.

The account below highlights one major problem of disaster planning:  
whatever you plan for, it's just a matter of time before a bigger one  
comes along. Meanwhile, I must dig out my old "Nuclear Power, Yes  
Please" badge that I proudly wore as a Physics undergraduate in the  
late 1970s.

Phil M1GWZ





On 14 Mar 2011, at 16:12, Richard O'Neill wrote:

>  A well written account.  http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/ 
> fukushima-simple-explanation/
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