I was watching an NHK “special” talk show about nuclear power and all this evening. The discussion started with a “should the plants currently shut down for inspection/repairs be restarted once they are declared safe?” question. But it quickly moved to “Declared safe? By whom? And why should we trust these people?” For years, the government and industry have been telling us that the plants were safe. But over the same period, they have compiled a fearsome record of mishaps, data falsification, and cover-ups. They don’t have any credibility any more. So why should we trust the industry and MITI (now METI) when they say we should “don’t worry, be happy”?
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In effect, it became very clear that this drumbeat of “we need the power” is a tacit admission that nuclear power is not safe but is saying that we have to accept this unsafe condition or the economy will shrink and die. It’s nice that they are willing to concede nuclear power’s unsafety record, but it would be even nicer if they would then have the wit to imagine alternatives.