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| The troubled nuclear power plant in Japan |
That has not happened yet, but the country, and the world, squirms as this restless, and powerful giant, rumbles in its container threatening to burst out and devastate the country.
Nuclear power specialists from all around the world have commented about what is happening in Japan with observations ranging from it not being a serious as thought by some to it being a difficulty with potential to kill many.
Some would argue that now would be a foolish time to discuss such an idea as events in Japan would cloud the conversation with irrational logic and reason driven by emotion, forcing clear thinking to the margins.
That view prompts some agreement, but at least it would be a conversation had under the glaring light of reality with participants airing their views fully aware of at least one of the major risks of nuclear power stations.
A fellow once said life has only two moments of significance – “now” and “too late” – deciding about nuclear power is that way. Either we get it right now or it’s too late.
Nuclear power brings wonderful short term benefits, but the long term cost is a burden we should not inflict on our grandchildren and their children, particularly it being something in which they have no say.
While it is correct to say an emotion driven argument would give us the wrong answer, it is also worth noting that any proposal seeking maintenance of the status quo would also be seriously misleading as it would be made from a position of bias achieved during the oil-soaked, power-rich 20th century.
Rather than argue about how to maintain a way life that is dying, we should be applying our ingenuity and inventiveness to understanding and enjoying a fulfilled life that doesn’t depend on finite fossil fuels. We should do it now or it will be too late.
