Do you remember what else happend that day at Fukushima? 15k people died from the tsunami. Yet people could not tell you anything about the tsunami except that it caused problems at the reactor.
Well, to be fair, people in Japan mostly remember the tsunami. In the town where I live beach front property is half the price of property on top of the hill these days.
People are also concerned about nuclear reactor safety. I live about 6 km from a nuclear reactor and there are repeated calls to dismantle it. I frequently get visits from PR people from the power company to try to convince me that the nuclear reactor is necessary. It's a short conversation: I'm very much more inclined to welcome the nuclear power plant than more natural gas! However, this particular power plant has been closed down for almost 15 years. Note this is significantly longer than the time period since the Tohoku earthquake. To be frank, the power company was not able to pass safety checks for years prior to the tsunami. Although it has been significantly upgraded, I'm not surprised that people in the area are afraid.
Even with this, I can tell you that the land literally next door to the power plant is significantly higher priced than the land next to one of the nicest stretches of white sand beach in this part of Japan. People here have a pretty good handle on what's more dangerous.
People are also concerned about nuclear reactor safety. I live about 6 km from a nuclear reactor and there are repeated calls to dismantle it. I frequently get visits from PR people from the power company to try to convince me that the nuclear reactor is necessary. It's a short conversation: I'm very much more inclined to welcome the nuclear power plant than more natural gas! However, this particular power plant has been closed down for almost 15 years. Note this is significantly longer than the time period since the Tohoku earthquake. To be frank, the power company was not able to pass safety checks for years prior to the tsunami. Although it has been significantly upgraded, I'm not surprised that people in the area are afraid.
Even with this, I can tell you that the land literally next door to the power plant is significantly higher priced than the land next to one of the nicest stretches of white sand beach in this part of Japan. People here have a pretty good handle on what's more dangerous.