[ExI] Fukushima now officially an emergency

[Kelly Anderson]

On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 9:58 AM, spike <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

> >…In 2011 the Fukushima nuclear power plant melted down and killed
> nobody. …John K Clark
>
> The 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown killed the future of the nuclear power
> industry.  For the foreseeable, the investment capital community will not
> touch it.  I would be surprised if we see any new nuke plants built in the
> next two decades.  Casualties or otherwise, this technology was killed dead
> 2011.  Tragic it is: there are ways to make a nuke plant safe, and put them
> way the hell out where even an accident wouldn’t mess up a lot of developed
> land.
>
> My prediction is that we will see no investor interest even in that for a
> long time.
>
Sounds like a job for the government! Or so would say the pro-nuclear
socialists, if you can find one.

-Kelly
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