BNC Fukushima Philosophical Discussion Open Thread

Fukushima Philosophical Discussion Open Thread Barry Brook | 30 March 2011 at 12:00 PM | Categories: Future, Nuclear, Open Thread | URL: http://wp.me/piCIJ-17X

It was suggested in a comment — and I agree — that the previous open threads on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident were becoming difficult to read, because they are such a mixture of technical details and philosophical discourse. That is, it’s generally a bad idea to cater to two different audiences in one comment thread. So, I will split them up.
Please keep all dialogue here to general and philosophical discussions on nuclear power, its benefits and limitations, its alternatives, history, media treatment of the FD accident, your views on how the world should work and why people should listen to you, etc., etc. Nothing technical please -- leave that for the other FD open thread.
Besides the above guidelines, the other rules of the Open Threads on BNC apply. Read here for details.
To kick this discussion off, here is a recent interview I did (late last week) with Mike Worsman of "Our World Today". The cover story is entitled:

"Japan's near meltdown - not all bad for future of nuclear"

The interview goes on for 10 minutes, and there is a cover story at this link that is also worth reading.
You can also listen to me on ABC National Radio's "Rear Vision" programme, broadcast today, talking (with along with 3 other folks) on The history of nuclear power.