[rsynnott]

Fukushima was the worst possible timing; it's a very hard sell now.

[sonnyblarney]

True, but in the long run, it might have been a healthy warning signal. Negative populism aside, we need to know that 'corner cases happen' and that there are consequences.

In a funny way, we're lucky it was a rather minor fallout in a 'good country' wherein we can take measurements, do experiments etc..

Fukishima should help us make more rational decisions if we can get over the populism.

[johnchristopher]

Hmmm. There are many signals already in the nuclear industry that could have prevented a Fukushima.

Fukushima isn't a signal. It's one of the thing that might happens when signals are ignored.

[JBReefer]

Or you could consider it a signal that in one of the most orderly, fastidious, and organized cultures on the planet (probably THE most), people still manage to catastrophically fuck up nuclear, and if the Japanese can't do it, realistically no one can.