There is a definite financial equation to all of this.
Apparently, TEPCO had already written off (tax wise) these reactors. This info may not be correct.
So is that a good thing or a bad thing.
Let’s see. It appears to be the man really in charge of TEPCO was the guy who had to resign over the safety scandal.
When this disaster hit the CEO goes missing and the other guy steps back in to takeover.
His plant has already been written off. he can’t write it off again. So he tries to save it and doesn’t want to do the sea water thing right away.
I sit back and ponder what would happen if there was such a disaster like this in the US be it man made or natural.
I am not sure we would do much better than Japan as we have a bunch of lying thieving people in our own government.