How much worse would it be if there was nobody to work in the plants and towards stabilizing the reactors?
That’s what we are talking about.
Perhaps they should pull a union and strike for higher wages and better working conditions while the core was overheating. /s
No, actually we are talking about Japan accepting foreign help including workers and increased radiation protection.
We are also talking about TEPCO poorly maintaining and responding to retrofit requirements. Say, what if TEPCO had attended to the issue of their back up power supplies when told to do so? Wouldn’t that have reduced exposure rates for the workers...and the rest of the planet?
This refusal to accept ANY responsibility and to snarl at the public like we are ingrates when question is the hallmark of shoddy leadership prevalent in the nuke industry. AND THEY WANT THORIUM reactors because look how well their leadership has handled BWR.