Mojo Dojo comments

No doubt a massive failure by TEPCO and the government regulators. But it must be put in perspective - a decade later, and STILL not ONE person has died from the radiation release. And the science shows that no one will. This hysterical, unscientific, emotional fear of nuclear power means that Japan will continue to pump billions of tons of CO2 and other pollutants into the air from burning coal, oil and natural gas. Meanwhile, everyone believes the Big Green Lie that enough windmills and solar panels can run a major economy -- this is a lie.

Nuclear is by far the safest source of power generation in the world (in terms of deaths per megawatt), and it is foolish to abandon it out of fear and misinformation. TEPCO and the government are equally responsible for not taking the simple step of protecting the backup power generators. But if Japan never restarts its nuclear program because of this, the greenhouse gas situation around the world will only become worse, and Japan will become increasingly impoverished paying for these energy imports.