Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "Fukushima: The nuclear disaster that shook the world - BBC News" video.

  1. You would think that a plant that had the capacity to destroy tens of thousands of homes, drive a nation into energy poverty, and contaminate a vast area for centuries would need triple redundant back ups that did not gamble on whether it would be hit by a disaster above or below ground.
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  2.  @mikoto7693  Absolutely. Planes that risk less than 1000 lives have that level of redundancy and they have WEIGHT limits as well!
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  3.  @timobrenn  That's absolutely shocking. I hope that the culprits are all in jail for the rest of their lives. With raw plutonium framed beds.
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  4.  @mikoto7693  Shocking huh?
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  5. Given the ocean contains an estimated 1.4 quintillion tons (18 zeros) that represents a miniscule amount of water.
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