lid wrote:

(...)

I can practically guarantee that some junior engineer involved with
facilities design on this plant questioned, to himself, as to weather
putting the generators at ground level was a good idea and anticipated
a water problem in the event of a tsunami.

(...)

However, in Japanese society, "the nail that sticks out gets pounded
down". I have seen this principle in action. This make for a real
reluctance to become the nail that sticks out amongst the Japanese.

(...)

Dave, can you point out the diesel generator
towers at the San Onofre site, please?

http://aaenvironment.com/SanOnofre.htm

--Winston -- Thinks 'nails' in any race get smacked down