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Comment by William Cormier on May 5, 2012 at 4:28pm

BTW Merimen, I appreciate the thought, but this reaction that is growing more by the day was brought about by several people writing and attempting to get the word out. I am nothing more than a cog in a very large group of activists, and the real Kudos belong to the Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations who had the courage to go against one of the most powerful companies in Japan. That took guts, and my hat is off to him and he deserves respect and admiration for his valiant efforts which are stirring things up and may result in a viable solution. Let's all cross our fingers.

Comment by William Cormier on May 5, 2012 at 4:22pm

No, I haven't heard anything like that at all. Extremely heavy equipment would have to be moved in and it would be likely that volunteers would be required until they had each reached a semi-lethal (It would be lethal in a year or two) dose of radiation. Before I would even attempt to move any of the fuel, they need to bring in concrete trucks and build at least a 40 foot wall about eight to 12 feet thick to stop a another tsunami from striking the building in the event of another large quake. The building itself would also need to be shored up, hopefully with steel welded in appropriate places to mitigate any further damage from earthquakes. I see the job as being accomplished in several steps, and rather than years, I believe it could be accomplished in months. Again, to do this they would need volunteers whom have families they are likely to protect no matter what the consequences are, and hopefully attempt to draw from people about my age or older. I can operate an overhead crane from my younger years and I know that we have all of the talent which would be necessary right here in the United States;I'd also bet there are enough volunteers which live here to complete the job. They need to make a plan, follow it explicitly, and waste no time with bureaucratic BS. I'm ready to go. There have been a few bumps, some of them far from minor, but all in all, I've had a great life and want my family to one day be able to say the same thing. I am almost positive that no decision has been reached yet, and if they don't do something soon, this needs to be referred to the U.N. Security Council. If Japan was threatening us with ICBM's, the Council would act immediately. Since what could happen there could result in the end of humanity, I believe they should move even faster. At this point their neglect and malfeasance is criminal (IMO), and since TEPCO states they don't have the money to move the fuel, then it's up to the Global Community to step-in whether they like it or not. If they had a gun pointed at me I would shoot first. I see no difference in this situation.

Comment by Meriem K. Peillet on May 5, 2012 at 6:11am

Thanks to you! They announced yesterday that they were removing the reactor 4. I do no know if the news is correct and I do not really trust. Did you ear about that?

Much love.

Me.