Fukushima... I'd rather have windmills than an entire town abandoned and a power plant that appears to still be melted down to this day. are they really noisy

Fukushima... I'd rather have windmills than an entire town abandoned and a power plant that appears to still be melted down to this day. are they really noisy? the big windmill farms i see here in Texas just seem awesome and they put a smile on my face as i drive through 'em.