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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown - entire docu here
This was aired on PBS/Frontline on Feb 29th, 2012. If you missed it, you can see the entire thing here.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/japans-nuclear-meltdown/
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Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown - entire docu here (Original Post)
ProfessionalLeftist
Mar 2012
OP
Absolutely devastating...if people in the US bothered to follow any of this and look for truth, they
Pachamama
Mar 2012
#1
I agree. I'm absolutely horrified that the U.S. will resume building new nuclear power plants here
ProfessionalLeftist
Mar 2012
#2
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)1. Absolutely devastating...if people in the US bothered to follow any of this and look for truth, they
....would be demanding an end to Nuclear energy much like the German population did...
Excellent show....reccommend everyone watch!
ProfessionalLeftist
(4,982 posts)2. I agree. I'm absolutely horrified that the U.S. will resume building new nuclear power plants here
after this. How greedy and stupid can you get?
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)5. The US shows daily in the name of profits it can be real greedy & stupid
We also think we are smarter than everyone else and the mistakes only happen to others.
niyad
(113,576 posts)6. and, according to greg palast, the same company that built fukishima has several contracts in the US
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)3. thank you for posting.
This is awesomely intense.
bananas
(27,509 posts)4. Thanks - I missed it on tv. nt
niyad
(113,576 posts)7. I saw it that night, and was just sickened--the horror, the destruction, the LIES by the company
and the government, the heartbreaking loss of life.
apart from all of that, the fact that the backup generators were in the BASEMENT??????