Comments on: Japan's nuclear reactor overreaction

By: Bobby

Bobby — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:21:31 +0000

here in the article you state ” The chances of any of this radiation making it to the US coast are essentially zero.” Yet if you look at California and Washington, they are finding higher amounts of radiation in their milk and water supply. Our government is watching this closely. Yet at the same time without the general population knowing our US government is raising the acceptable levels of radiation so they would be able to say the levels are not much above acceptable levels if at all. Could you comment on this?

By: CJ

CJ — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:29:45 +0000

That map is blown way out of proportion. The only way you could be exposed to 3,000 rads is if you’re playing Fallout.

By: CJ

CJ — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:29:45 +0000

That map is blown way out of proportion. The only way you could be exposed to 3,000 rads is if you’re playing Fallout.

By: Tommy Primera

Tommy Primera — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:35:58 +0000

Phil wrote: ” A nuclear reactor like this cannot release such a cloud of radioactivity; it’s physically impossible. ”

The governments totally have this under control. Phil received education and employment from them for decades, so he should know.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 18 May 2011 00:54:05 +0000

Article in today’s NYT. Seems that the meltdown happened soon after the tsunami. Weeks and weeks of being spoon fed distortions and lies. How are people to be expected to trust in nuclear power when time and time again it is demonstrated that we cannot trust the people who run the plants? Got a “remain calm” answer for that one?

By: William Zuo

William Zuo — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:03:16 +0000

i fell sorry for the people at japan

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:27:45 +0000

Where’s Phil’s follow-up to this story? Hasn’t the nuclear disaster been raised to the highest level 7?

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:00:06 +0000

Lethal doses of radiation (1 sievert an hour) were detected today *outside* the reactors.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-28/hazardous-radiation-levels-stall-efforts-to-cool-reactors-prevent-leaks.html

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:24:14 +0000

No matter what you think about this issue, existing Plants need rigorous inspections. But that is not happening anymore. Problem is “agency capture,” which is a form of corruption. The regulated energy companies make campaign contributions to congress which then cuts funding to the agencies. That means fewer inspections, weaker standards, and less chance of catching a looming disaster. This is a form of corruption. It is not investigated or punished. If left unchecked, like what is happening now, then a major disaster is inevitable. Nuclear power cannot be safe until the corruption of the regulatory scheme is fixed. No one is even talking about this issue. But it is the biggest problem the inductry faces right now.

By: Roberto

Roberto — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:05:19 +0000

Folks: I’ve just read the comments on this post, along with the time line…I am left in awe at the human ability to rationalize – nay- willfully ignore the consequences of reality spanking them on the arse…pseudo scientists debating with supercilious intellectuals…15 days into this disaster and we are into the second stage of this slow motion media meltdown…Lemme ask you something…What exactly is heroic about a man dying to fix the results of what will inevitably be judged to be the limited judgment of government and business interests who we falsely assume to be “authorities”? I guess what I am attempting to get at is the folly of humanity. It can be summed up with one fact: The half life of plutonium – the deadliest substance on the planet – is 24,200 years. The first records of human agriculture – and therefore human civilization – appeared 14000 years ago…. Yeah, I know it’s mind boggling, but please try and understand that there are things that the human mind just can’t grasp. Be afraid. It’s served the species well up to this point.