And, yes, I DO take it personally: Reactor explosion in Japan

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Reactor explosion in Japan

worst case scenario comes to pass...

Japan's fears mount with nuclear plant blast

The Fukushima power plant's cooling system failed after Friday's massive earthquake. Residents flee the area. Nationwide, the death toll from the quake and tsunami could top 1,600.

the earthquake was bad, the tsunami was worse, but this is incomprehensible...

Labels: disaster response, earthquakes, Fukushima, Japan, nuclear power, nuclear radiation, tsunami