The recent events in Japan have called into question the safety of nuclear energy. It seems quite a bit of radioactivity has been released because of circumstances beyond the control of man. As fastidious as the Japanese are and as safety oriented as they are about nuclear especially, they were unable to design a nuclear core that could be protected from a serious quake. Chernobyl was a very serious disaster. However it was an easy write off because of course the Russians don't care about safety and have long been known for shoddy workmanship. At least that's what I have read in the past. Now the Japanese have at least 3 reactors that have melted down and one that may have a hydrogen explosion much like they were afraid of with 3 mile Island.
It sounds to me like nuclear power isn't quite as safe as it needs to be. I thought they had overcome safety issues by now. Guess I was wrong. I think that nuclear energy is going to be taken off the table as a viable energy alternative. We will of course have proponents saying to build them in areas that don't have earthquakes. It used to be that Arkansas didn't have earthquakes. You just can't mess with Mother Nature.
It sounds to me like nuclear power isn't quite as safe as it needs to be. I thought they had overcome safety issues by now. Guess I was wrong. I think that nuclear energy is going to be taken off the table as a viable energy alternative. We will of course have proponents saying to build them in areas that don't have earthquakes. It used to be that Arkansas didn't have earthquakes. You just can't mess with Mother Nature.