Who the heck is asking all the questions here ? Not the experts. Those of us skeptical of the Japanese government and Nuclear Industry explanations are the ones trying to determine what is going on. And as a result we are treated to nuclear scientists dressing up in clown outfits parading around stating exploding nuclear reactor buildings are no problem and plutonium in the soil from the explosions is nothing to worry about.
Sheer lunacy. These same people also claimed; the reactor buildings could never explode; the reactors could never leak; full meltdown cannot occur; containment can never be breached; yada, yada, yada. They have failed us miserably.
And as a result we are treated to nuclear scientists dressing up in clown outfits parading around stating exploding nuclear reactor buildings are no problem and plutonium in the soil from the explosions is nothing to worry about. Can you direct me to a quote of some "nuclear scientist" saying that there is nothing to worry about?
All I have heard anyone say in that vein is don't panic -- we can work through this -- while the uninformed run around with their hair on fire screaming that the world is about to end.
I guess it's far more fun to panic -- makes for snappier posts.