Yes, that where the scumbags can get their money today and weasel out of the consequences later...

For once. I'm happy to be protected by a paywall from the stupid...

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Actually, if you were to check on the matter...

The quake already disabled the plants, the tsunami just gave the final blow.

AND NO, NO AND NO.

THE QUAKE AT THE SITE OF THE PLANT WAS NOT BIGGER THAN WHAT THE PLANT WHAT SUPPOSEDLY BUILD TO SUSTAIN.

The quake was a 9 something at sea, but much much lower at the coast of Japan.

Thank you for proving that you are a complete knuckledragger.
Nuclear already triggered at least 2 non survivable contaminated zone onearth. And the mass casualties will only be seen in 10 to 20 years. (or at least mass thyroid cancer patients).

Plus you are totally ignoring the several workers death by cardiac arrest of cleanup workers or the untraceable illness of the unproperly declared/registered/followed cleanup temp workers.

Sorry to jump on the 'book was better' hipcrowd... but as a fan of the book and (shorter) audiobook... I'm really not looking forward to this movie...

What exactly are you talking aboot ?

Pretty sure shortsighted people were spweing the same advice against helicopters when they first start being used.

You have to start somewhere. not everything works perfectly at the first prototype... just look how long it took to get the V22 osprey into active duty. the first prototypes flew in the 60'...

This comment coming from the land of the porkbarrel project is pathetically laughable...

For god sake, when you have no fracking clue on a topic at least be kind enough to keep away from writing aboot it.

The minitel was never design for competing against the internet. It was put in place in the early 80' way before even rtc modem became affordable at times were few people had computers and barely anyone had heard aboot BBSs.

In fact, the minitel allowed with a serial cable to be used as a 1200/75bps modem for your computer. At the military/scientific level sure it appeared after tcp/ip networks, but for the public, it was here first and stayed there alone for a long time...

Quick time events...

dear god grandpa... you are showing your age...

"The technology's probably not at that stage yet - would need larger payloads or much better automatic guidance for anyone to do much"

If you know so little on the topic of rc crafts... why don't you read aboot them instead of splattering your ignorance on us ?

Check on all governemental subsidies before claiming nuclear power is disadvantaged...

And don't even get me started on the "Price-Anderson" tricks...

Once again, it's not the chance of an accident happening the big factor. It's the extend of the damage when such accident happens.

(Check out "we almost lost Detroit" for a better historical perspective of these shenanigans)

Coal prices are negociated on quite a long span... No price changed yet on the current supply contract (australia and vietnan)