You would probably get more radiation standing in your basement though. Still, this sucks for the Japanese. and the nuclear power industry.
Too bad about the hit to the nuclear power industry. This was a 9.0 earthquake and not likely anywhere else and nuclear power is certainly necessary... but oh well. This probably pretty much dooms it in the USA.
Which is all the more reason we have to push for “Drill Here, Drill Now”.
Because if we’re going to survive economically, we need our own energy. And we’ve got enough oil, gas and coal to supply it.