The nuclear crisis caused by the earthquake in Sendai continues: failure of the cooling relief, releasing fumes containing radioactive substances, melting of the core, the explosion of the central building, injecting sea water into the reactors, and Irradiation locals. Each episode is in itself very serious.
In this critical hour, the most important task of government is to ensure public safety. For that doubt does not reclaim the residents and local communities, it is essential to provide accurate information quickly. However, we can not say that the information provided so far by the utility company Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) and the government regarding the chain of events that occurred in reactor No.
1 of Daiichi have reassured residents. March 12, the day the power plant building exploded, the order was given, since the Prime Minister's residence, to expand the zone radius of 10-20 km around the plant, without being we provide any information about the containment vessel condition after the explosion.
Although we were assured that this measure was taken "as a precaution", the announcement only increases our concerns. On 13 March, there was a new urgency with the risk of a fusion reactor in the No. 3 and, again, the release of vapors. The government spokesman, Yukio Edano, spoke openly of a risk of explosion due to accumulation of hydrogen in the case of reactor No.
1. In modern society, these are statements like this, giving frank explanations of the risks that can convince people. When the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in 1979, the heart of the reactor has melted, releasing radioactive emissions into the atmosphere, but the building did not explode.
Pregnant women and children were evacuated within a radius of 8 kilometers without receiving a clear explanation of the local authorities, which gave rein to all sorts of rumors. Panicked, a crowd of people tried to leave, which created massive traffic jams. This accident shows how important it is to have accurate information.
So that people understand the situation and be supportive, it is essential to provide easily understandable explanations and timely. In France, officials from Atomic Energy Commission have a habit of appearing on television to inform the public of the situation. Two years ago, the H1N1 outbreak that has terrorized the world has shown, too, is important for people to have reliable information.
Within the World Health Organization and the United States, leading experts regularly published news on the pandemic. People are well understood, although the situation was serious, there were ways to cope. In the central Fukushima, the danger of melting the heart persists in several reactors.
Facing a critical situation, it is critical that explanations are provided by specialists who know enough about this to convince people. Their words help to support the appeal of political authorities. The government must understand that merely rehashing of formulas like "no problem" or "a precaution" without giving specific explanations, it only amplifies our fears: it is time that keep us informed it by putting himself in our place. 
In this critical hour, the most important task of government is to ensure public safety. For that doubt does not reclaim the residents and local communities, it is essential to provide accurate information quickly. However, we can not say that the information provided so far by the utility company Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) and the government regarding the chain of events that occurred in reactor No.
1 of Daiichi have reassured residents. March 12, the day the power plant building exploded, the order was given, since the Prime Minister's residence, to expand the zone radius of 10-20 km around the plant, without being we provide any information about the containment vessel condition after the explosion.
Although we were assured that this measure was taken "as a precaution", the announcement only increases our concerns. On 13 March, there was a new urgency with the risk of a fusion reactor in the No. 3 and, again, the release of vapors. The government spokesman, Yukio Edano, spoke openly of a risk of explosion due to accumulation of hydrogen in the case of reactor No.
1. In modern society, these are statements like this, giving frank explanations of the risks that can convince people. When the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in 1979, the heart of the reactor has melted, releasing radioactive emissions into the atmosphere, but the building did not explode.
Pregnant women and children were evacuated within a radius of 8 kilometers without receiving a clear explanation of the local authorities, which gave rein to all sorts of rumors. Panicked, a crowd of people tried to leave, which created massive traffic jams. This accident shows how important it is to have accurate information.
So that people understand the situation and be supportive, it is essential to provide easily understandable explanations and timely. In France, officials from Atomic Energy Commission have a habit of appearing on television to inform the public of the situation. Two years ago, the H1N1 outbreak that has terrorized the world has shown, too, is important for people to have reliable information.
Within the World Health Organization and the United States, leading experts regularly published news on the pandemic. People are well understood, although the situation was serious, there were ways to cope. In the central Fukushima, the danger of melting the heart persists in several reactors.
Facing a critical situation, it is critical that explanations are provided by specialists who know enough about this to convince people. Their words help to support the appeal of political authorities. The government must understand that merely rehashing of formulas like "no problem" or "a precaution" without giving specific explanations, it only amplifies our fears: it is time that keep us informed it by putting himself in our place.
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