I thought it might be interesting to see how Fukushima compares with the number of deaths directly associated with some non-nuclear power plant accidents. I am not counting long term effects that cause deaths by pollution or global warming that everybody is so worried about: <br>
<br>In 1975 the Shimantan/Banqiao hydroelectric Dam in China failed and killed 171,000 people.<br><br>In 1979 the Morvi hydroelectric Dam in India failed and killed 1500 people,<br><br>In 1998 a oil pipeline in Nigeria exploded and killed 1078 people.<br>
<br>In 1907 the Monongah Coal Mine in West Virginia exploded and killed 500 people.<br><br>In 1944 a liquified natural gas factory exploded in Cleveland Ohio and killed 130 people.<br><br>In 2011 the Fukushima nuclear power plant melted down and killed nobody. <br>
<br> John K Clark<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>