8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan + Tsunami and Alerts

To be honest, I don't think many nuclear power plants would withstand a magnitude 8.9 earthquake with no failure no matter how well maintained unless it's specifically designed with earthquakes of that magnitude in mind.

Then just to ask, then why was Japan stupid enough to put a nuclear power plant on a fault line where it would be at risk? And why would japan ignore warnings that a major earthquake could easily destroy the plant?

I honestly have no problem with nuclear power... I just have a problem with the idiots that seem to think you can put these plants in hazzardus areas and not expect a disaster.