"Steve W." wrote in message
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http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/1...e-explanation/


Now I'll wait for the doom and gloom crowd to start wailing....

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Steve W.

I appreciate someone tries to provide a technical explanation of what has
happened free from errors in the major media. I do not appreciate a his
apologists tone of "everything is under control now."

This piece was written on 3/12 apparently just before the second explosion
that injured 11 workers:
"The plant is safe now and will stay safe."
(that was the first bullet point in his summary)

Also there is major discrepancy between this following statement of his and
other reports of the radiation level on the ground and the report that
workers were treated for radiation sickness:

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There was and will *not* be any significant release of radioactivity.

By "significant" I mean a level of radiation of more than what you would
receive on - say - a long distance flight, or drinking a glass of beer that
comes from certain areas with high levels of natural background radiation.
Unquote

I am not against nuclear power, but these sorts of statements which
essentially say "trust us - every thing is hunky dory" are what make people
deeply suspicious and antagonistic (especially when the plant explodes that
same day and a third gets into trouble).