tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post3204506411809711039..comments2024-03-27T11:10:52.382-07:00Comments on On My Mind: Speaking From IgnoranceJayhawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-53672032844669818202011-04-13T08:58:49.235-07:002011-04-13T08:58:49.235-07:00I agree with the Chernobyl /Fukushima assessment. ...I agree with the Chernobyl /Fukushima assessment. Fukushima is no Chernobyl, even as serious as it is. Chernobyl was a poor design, coupled with gross human errors.<br /><br />Fukushima was a decent design (an old one, to be sure), coupled with an extreme double natural disaster. It shut down as planned in the earthquake, but the tsunami overwhelmed the secondary safety systems. If ther was no tsunami (or maybe even a smaller one) the situation would not be nearly as bad.<br /><br />Of course, that in no way explains the placement of spent fuel, worst-case-scenario planning, etc. The levees in New Orleans were built to withstand a level 3 hurricane (maybe level 4), but what happens? Katrina was a level 5.<br /><br />For the Libyan issue, a cease fire, even if implemented honorably, would preserve the satus quo, which I don't think either side wants.brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-25416287163508655332011-04-12T15:33:43.662-07:002011-04-12T15:33:43.662-07:00Interesting post. I agree that the Fukushima plant...Interesting post. I agree that the Fukushima plant is probably in no danger of becoming another Chernobyl and it will be interesting to see when (and if) the Libyan factions "cease fire" if NATO will also.Bartender Cabbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623813045706584212noreply@blogger.com