tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post5032906144667101986..comments2024-03-27T11:10:52.382-07:00Comments on On My Mind: Nuclear WatchdogJayhawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-45090760832422250362011-03-15T14:20:29.040-07:002011-03-15T14:20:29.040-07:00Agreed with Jayhawk here. My late father was a nuc...Agreed with Jayhawk here. My late father was a nuclear saftey engineer, and he used to growl about the talking heads that made nuclear power issues worse than they are. Three Mile Island was a problem, but a relatively minor one, and was dealt with quickly, and we learned from it. The only bad thing was The China Syndrome film opened right about that time and was a PR nightmare for 3MI.. too bad.<br /><br />Anyway, the Japanese nuclear plants had the misfortune to be hit with a double whammy, a very large earthquake and a nice juicy tsunami. And of course there wa some poor planning involved, like having the diesel power generators on low ground.<br /><br />I think they are doing all they can do under extreme duress, and the media is (to a degree) making shit up with lack of anything else to do. That's nothing new, of course.<br /><br />This too will play out and we all will learn from it. Pray that this nightmare for the Japanese will pass sooner than later.brucenoreply@blogger.com