LOL!!
You’ve never been in a neutral position on the nuclear power question, at least not on Free Republic.
Firstly, Fukushima’s nuclear operations successfully shutdown post-earthquake. What happened after that, being destroyed by a tsunami, was not the fault of the plant’s operators and is not a nuclear accident.
The coolant systems were destroyed. Nuclear fuel gets very hot unless it is cooled, usually by water. However, after a period of time (I believe it is two or three years) the fuel can be set out in plain air and cooled in that manner. That is how spent fuel is stored at decomisioned Nuclear Plants like the former Trojan Nuclear facility at Goble, Oregon.
Was there a meltdown? Big f****** deal. I don’t care. The fuel isn’t going anywhere.
“But, but,...there is a big plume of radiation coming out of Fukushima and killing tens of thousands of people on the west coast of the US!!!”
I remember reading that here on Free Republic and responded very calmly — no. There haven’t been deaths in the US due to radiation from Fukushima. It is not happening.
I eat clams from Willapa Bay in southwest Washington State. I also eat wild salmon caught at sea off the northwest’s coastline as well as from the Columbia River. I have the means to test for the presence of radioactivity, and the seafood I just mentioned is not dangerous to eat.
Note: all seafood has a level of radioactivity. It is normal and States periodically check for it.
Just so the rest of you know, prior to the radiation leak... “justa-hairyape” had a comb over. : )
Wow. Only 5 lies in your response. Early on in the Fukushima accident, within a week or two, I stated here on Freerepublic what my position was, neutral. And I stated that how the nuclear industry responds to this accident would determine what side off the fence I would end up on. Can dig up the post for you if you like. The reason I am now anti-nuke, is because of responses just like yours. You do not even care if it melted down. That is criminal behavior coming from a nuclear shill. Hope to god you are not currently working at a nuke plant.
We know now that the earthquake caused mortal damage to the Fukushima reactors. That damage busted the cooling piping that the fire engine cooling hoses were trying to use. Yes the tsunami took out the generators, but the earthquake damage was the mortal blow.
And of course you are lying about not caring about a meltdown. You are required by law to care.
And another lie is no deaths in US. It is impossible to know that.
Oh and while you are eating your salmon and clams, you probably should at least be aware that China has banned all shell fish from the northeastern Pacific. First time ever. And there are currently bans on certain species of shell fish from that region. Bans by the US and Canadian governments.
Having grown up in the PNW, I can honestly say that there are very few things from the sea that are quite as good as a Willapa Bay oyster.