TheBigPicture comments

Accident wasn't brought about by tepco. Quakes and tsunami's are part of nature. And every nuclear catastrophe in history was set-off by different circumstances. The technology is unpredictable, and far too dangerous, as the facts show.

"Very high radiation" means: more radiation in store, for all of us.

It's the responsibility of all world nuclear organizations to rectify this situation. And they'll need to expedite the process, at any cost.

It can't be encased, unfortunately.

Blaming the government is understandable, but the mistake was adopting this flawed technology in the first place. And that goes for every country.

Reactor 2 has been getting worse for some time now. And seems to not be able to be contained.

I wouldn't be surprised at anything that happens, as the crises is ongoing (forever?). People are angry, to say the least.

Noda just gave the best argument for ending nuclear power ...“We should keep in mind that the man-caused act of sabotage will test our imaginations far more than any natural disaster.”

Pull the plug on the last reactor. I'm tired of being sick.

The problems and concerns will be alleviated once we move on from nuclear.

There's "no such thing" as "nuclear safety", as proven by what the accidents have done, and are doing. Nuclear failed. Time to roll up the sleeves and get new technologies underway.

Nuclear power is not an option. It failed. Time to move on.

Do not restart reactors. People will get through the short-term inconveniences.

I'd believe it with some processed foods, but not rice. Anything from the earth is good. Man can mess up soil though.

Getting through a summer without reactors will prove that nuclear is "not needed". It's crucial for citizens to "not back down".

Nuclear is unacceptable. Never should have been developed. Time to move on.

Yep, phasing out of nuclear power is a must.

Yep, it first must be determined that "this crummy technology has to go".

zichi has the info, FernandoUchiyama has the spirit ...they should be in charge, (seriously).

Hope Greenpeace rescues it and takes him to safe waters.

Anywhere is better, thanks to the devastation caused by one nuclear power plant.

Since it will kill thousands, I wonder if the scientists are planning to move out of Tokyo themselves.

A summit on renewable energy is what we need. And want.

What zichi said.

These men could be working in clean and safe solar/wind power plants, if we'd get on the right path.

They need to change from the outdated technology to a new and safe one.

Wonderful work Ayako Oga and Virginia Setshedi are doing.

WilliB: (and anyone else that doesn't think change will happen) ...true, solar isn't as strong as atomic, but that doesn't change the facts I laid out. At all.

One more fact, we don't need any nuclear plants, anywhere, ever. (it's fact). Man has been on this planet millions of years, and in the last fifty years, made the mistake of developing this horrid technology (the word technology is too modern for it, actually) ..anyway, nuclear power is big in your life time, but hasn't even been in the lifetimes of thousands of generations before you. Tonight, you can turn on your lamp to read by. Or, use a lantern, or candle. Or read by the light of the moon. Or, decide to read the book tomorrow by the sun's light. The huge looser problem with nuclear is, it's not the only source for turning that lamp on. Far from it. And there are clean ways. Bottom line, there is zero argument for nuclear plants. Zero. There is no argument, because the argument is over in three seconds. As soon as anyone realizes the complete foolishness of using something so dangerous as atomic power, (any kid can type in "Chernobyl", "Fukushima", "Three Mile Island", "Hanford" ...etc, etc, etc, etc) .. and know what that the technology is no good. Actually far worse than no good because it trashes the earth and makes people ill. So, it's time to move ahead to much much better ways to "turn your lamp on", if you even think you actually "need" to turn on that lamp (which man has only had for a hundred and some years as an option and convenience, not as a necessity.

WilliB:

It's already happening ...Germany and other countries have decided to abandon nuclear power. And others, like Mexico, have stopped plans to build the hideous things. Just think, someday (but not in your lifetime) we might be able to go outside and breathe, and camp, and frolic.

Nuclear power plants have only been around 50 years, and it's time to shut 'em all down, one by one.