It is irrational when you cannot appreciate the comparision to the radiation encountered in everyday life to the radiation emitted by a nuclear power plant. Apparently many still get the nuclear shiver when they make no effort to educate themselves about the construction of a nuclear power plant or the operation.
Do some fact checking about what happened with TMI. Other than the media scaring the hell out of people, there was minimal radiation released. That was a meltdown BTW.
"Do some fact checking about what happened with TMI. Other than the media scaring the hell out of people, there was minimal radiation released. That was a meltdown BTW."There was no spent fuel pool fire at TMI. Only one (vs three) reactors had a meltdown. There were no hydrogen explosions at TMI. The workers being pulled back now does not sound good at all. To me this thing sounds like TMI x 3 plus Kyshtym.
If we are going to have a meaningful discussion we need to be talking from the same starting point. Let me finish your sentence to see if we can get there.
It is irrational when you cannot appreciate the comparision to the radiation encountered in everyday life to the radiation emitted by a nuclear power plant that has experienced a significant failure like the one happening in Japan.
I believe you know that is the discussion at hand and are purposely trying to distort the discussion. I do not want to draw the other possible conclusion because I have come to know people on here as being pretty smart.
We are talking 3 reactors and even more containment pools that are causing enough radiation worries to cause the workers to run away at times due to enough radiation to kill(from crying Japanese plant official).
When does the common sense come in to play from the cheerleaders and the sky is falling crowd.
There is not enough information yet for either side and that is on purpose. BUT...if you are not smart enough to see world leaders out of the box panic(at times) or see the desperate measures and the pulling away of all workers at times or plant leader crying and admitting the high radiation levels enough to kill...then the bs all is sunny and worry is for the stupid just looks as bizarre and even less realistic than the sky is falling crowd...at least they have things to point to even if not fully understood.
Until we are given a full accounting in a look back on the situation we will not know how horrible or totally under control this situation has really been. All we can do is watch what is being done and pulling workers back due to radiation means to the untrained eye all is not peachy.