Fukushima Accident Updates
1. (May 11) Apocalyptic fantasy gets headlines in Japan
- Gundersen and Alvarez' speculations of world-wide doom from F.
Daiichi's #4 SPF haave garnered headlines with Japan's #2 newspaper,
Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi summarily rejects Tepco denials because they
are less trustworthy than politicians (you read that correctly!). I
argue that since former PM Kan has resigned and his mandate of all Tepco
communications coming through his office has gone away with him,
TEPCO's communications have essentially stood the test
of time.
2. (May 9) Get it right, for crying out loud!
- A Mainichi Shimbun editorial (Q&A format) has some serious number
problems. Their decay heat estimates (% of full power)are too high by
as much as a factor of 20. They owe it to their readers to post a
correction...which they probably won't.
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