We in America should realize that radioactive water is coming our way and will start lapping the coast of California sooner or later. I don't know if it will affect the food supply that comes from California, but I suspect it might. Is anyone going to talk about this?
Japan has been rather secretive, and that is understandable. If our president was so cagey (to the point of lying about keeping our insurance and doctors) about his health care plan, which is small beans compared to Fukushima, then it is no wonder that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe feels the need to keep the covers on this enormous disaster.
It is fully equal to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion and fire of 1986. Some think it is far greater than Chernobyl, but time will reveal it all, assuming we live long enough to learn the truth.
Nuclear power plants are considered safe (unless something unexpected happens) and based on their history, this seems to be true. According to one source, there are 400 nuclear power plants in the world today. However, requirements for more power around the globe indicate that something more must be done. From the environmental viewpoint, the greenies disapprove of nuclear power, even though it is the cleanest of all other current power delivery methods (coal and natural gas). They prefer wind and solar, both of which are, at this time, rather minuscule in providing what the world needs - or wants. And those gigantic windmills kill a lot of birds.
California plans to go with wind and solar, which will provide one-third of its energy requirements - they expect to reach this goal by 2020. Well, it's the state of nuts, so I don't expect much from them. And even their experts admit they are a long way from the goal.
I have always had faith in science and technology, so I think the future will hold enough power, electricity and heating/cooling to take care of the ever-growing population of Planet Earth. I do believe that if technology can make another big jump, true solar energy (directly from the sun) will solve the problem. But we aren't there yet.
Fukushima is a horrible blot on the energy front and I still wonder why there is so little discussion about it. When I embarked on my research efforts, I quickly realized that I'm not smart enough for this job. I could barely understand much of what I read, in large part due to it being highly technical in language.
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