By PHRED DVORAK

TOKYO (WSJ)—Japan grappled with a fresh radiation scare Tuesday, as authorities found that beef contaminated with radioactive cesium had been shipped to shops and restaurants throughout the country.

The beef, from six cattle…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top official from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday it was not clear that Japan's Fukushima No. 2 nuclear reactor has melted through the reactor pressure…

Mar 21, 9:34 AM EDT



Workers flee Japan nuclear plant as smoke rises



By ERIC TALMADGE and MARI YAMAGUCHI

Associated Press

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Gray smoke rose from two reactor units Monday, temporarily stalling critical work to reconnect power lines and restore cooling systems to stabilize Japan's…

I know what the hell am I talking about I must have been abducted and mutilated by little green men suggesting that about the green movement (who protested nuclear power) causing a Japan style meltdown right?

Simple logic at play here folks, that reactor #1 at the Fukushima nuke plant in Japan was built in the late 1960's!! and installed in Oct. 1970. It was the first to go for good reason it was the oldest. There are 23 of those Mark1 reactors here in the USA that are just…