Recent content by andyr

You mean from other plants that were unaffected? Or you mean from the Fukushima plant?

15m is a huge height though. It seems relatively little to think about as it is so easily walkable. Going up though it is around 5 storeys. IIRC the tallest waves produced by the 2004 tsunami were 90ft (27m) high and that was the third largest earthquake ever recorded. It's not just immediate...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_(investment ) Last nights yen surge did not look like speculation. I saw it tick for tick. It would appear that someone, or something big (a country maybe) had to buy a lot of yen after unwinding a trade, the yen was practically bidless. The most hurt...

Going off topic slightly: If they knew about tsunamis, why build their homes on the coast? This is not a case of a power plant being the only thing built in a dangerous place. Peoples homes were built in the affected areas too. Clearly a lot of people didn't know about the tsunami risks being so...

This is where the flaws in anti-nuclear logic show. Why are people not looking for the person that allowed the building of civilisation near the coastline? That has proved to be of deadly consequence, far more so than all nuclear plant incidents. Of course you have the trade-off of freedom and...

Unfortunately the media decided to tell a Hollywood blockbuster story at a time when they could reassure and educate the masses. Just read through this entire thread, it will quickly change your perspective. In future though, take mainstream populist news channels with a pinch of salt.