As I go to bed at night, there are new problems with the cooling at Fukushima. When I wake up, there’s a new fire. No matter what the outcome of this will be, these have been truly terrifying days.
In the midst of the disaster, what I think about is how things must be for the fifty or so people that are still there, trying to get the thing under control.
There’s a documentary called »Battle of Chernobyl«, dealing with the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster and the race against time with the efforts to try and stop it from getting even worse. There are lots and lots of unsung heroes in that one.
People who gave their lives trying to do prevent burning graphite to do more damage, and to stop the core from melting into the groundwater.
You should watch it. It’s available on YouTube. And other places.
