2011-03-14, 08:41 PM
Anonymous Moose Wrote:@above: and 3 years ago the Japanese government was warned. They decided to ignore those warnings and this is the result.
And stop making strawmen. I never said that the old age contributed to this disaster. I only mentioned that the old age was a major issue with Japan's incompetence when it comes to nuclear power.
And since when have I been accusing you of claiming such? We simply moved from "OMG IT IS CLEARLY OUTDATED HE SAID 40 YEARS" to "Okay so it may or may not have run its course", which I had to painfully clearly point out for you earlier.
As for why they chose to keep things the way they had been, I assume it to be a cost-effective reason. They had enough reason to believe that a catastrophe, however dire, will not cause any damage to surrounding areas, and thus the plant was not worthy of completely being wiped out. Of course, this is my own guess and it's just as good as yours. Furthermore, it's about the government, what can I say.