> even if a complete meltdown happens...it cannot breach the safety containment. This is true assuming the containment chamber hasn't suffered structural damag

> even if a complete meltdown happens...it cannot breach the safety containment. This is true assuming the containment chamber hasn't suffered structural damage during the earthquake and subsequent tsunamis. However, given the magnitude it seems prudent to be as cautious as possible. Even as I type, the NYTimes is running a story about the latest developments: it seems emergency cooling efforts are failing in at least one of the troubled reactors: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/asia/15nuclear.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/asia/15nuclear.html