Fukushima Data

This AlJazeera piece points out some of the technical and political difficulties associated with nuclear power and nuclear accidents.

Primarily they're referring to the Fukushima paradox (my phrase).  The pro-nukes impress on people that nuclear power is safe and then an accident happens.  To avoid radiation folks evacuate to minimize their dose.  Then the pro-nukes tells us how safe radiation is, as if it didn't necessitate an evacuation and as if the doses wouldn't be higher had there been no evacuation. 

The anti-nukes impress on people how dangerous nuclear power is and then an accident happens.  Yet it's not as horrific as the anti-nukes had portrayed.  No one died of acute radiation exposure and the projected increase in cancer probably won't be discernable using epidemiology.  That's largely thanks to the evacuation.

It's obvious which side helps the media attract an audience, yet the other side sticks to their tired old strategy of "it's safe". 

And so it continues....