tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11587256.post5394025069808245362..comments2024-03-05T18:52:45.093+09:00Comments on Kurashi - News From Japan: So, Nuclear Power Plants, How Safe Are They Really?Martin J Fridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14537556834410284837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11587256.post-33063585891884509562013-01-15T01:59:09.262+09:002013-01-15T01:59:09.262+09:00Tom, good thing the 2012 London Olympics had no si...Tom, good thing the 2012 London Olympics had no single ("fingers are crossed, just in case" as David Bowie may say) terrorist event. Remember Munchen 1972 or Atlanta 1996? <br /><br />I'm increasingly worried that nuclear power plants are not as safe as we have been led to believe. I hope they can either be shut down fast or find ways to make them a lot more secure. Martin J Fridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537556834410284837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11587256.post-31117935649142741282013-01-13T03:50:42.499+09:002013-01-13T03:50:42.499+09:00Any company linked with 'nuclear' will of ...Any company linked with 'nuclear' will of course not want anything at all to impinge on their profits/share dividend. Thus one the one hand they will spend lots of money on pro-nuclear industry lobbyists and propaganda and cut corners on small fry things such as safety and security. Bolt cuttable wire - nice and cheap! Plus there doesn't seem to have been to much actual security in force mentioned either.<br /><br />G4S - here in the UK, re the Olympics, it was such an incredible sham BUT then twas the incredibly 'efficient' government that gave them the concract. You would think with security/terrorist issues we have, esp in London, that it would THE major priority to 100% vet each and every candidate. Nope. Not to generalise (but then again why not, easier that way) any British Muslim could have applied and worked there. Did I mention it was British born Muslims of Pakistani origin that carried out the attacks in London in 2005? Thus, not a few people concerned about what could happen again. Oh, of course, that could have been construed as 'racist'. A card that 'community' like to play when that issue raised. Which reminds me, one should check out how many Somalian British born 'young men' fly out to Somalia and Yemen for special 'training'. And I am not talking about how to wire a plug.<br /><br />Anyway, since we had that wonderful friend of General Pinochet and Reagan in charge - one M Thatcher - it has ALWAYS been about profit before safety. Thus the many fatal train crashes we have had in this country over the years since. Cutting corners/costs.Tom Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548270405783249370noreply@blogger.com