Nucular

[cheekbones3]

So, all of a sudden, because a nuclear power station, regulated by obsolete technology and built in a highly seismically-active area, was hit by an extremely rare event and is causing problems, nuclear power is a big scary thing again. Countries worldwide are reviewing their own plants, some countries are even withdrawing them.

What exactly has changed? Did they suddenly decide to read previously-ignored documents saying that their own plants were dangerous? Is this event being used as an excuse for a latent dislike of nuclear power to be acted upon? Are politicians acting on public ignorance for short-term gains in popularity?

All in all, the usual conclusion: meh.