In case you wonder what a wrecked fuel pool looks like ...

Here is Fukushima no. 4, as seen from above:

http://enenews.com/remaining-portion-spent-fuel-pool-4-kyodo-helicopter-photos

And inside that mess is enough radioactivity to kill a continent — if not more.

(c) 2012 David Ritchie

David Ritchie is an environmental blogger. Contact: kwriter@asia.com.

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