Given all the Higgsmania, I thought it appropriate to draw attention to another topic on which much energy [excuse the pun] had been spent previously; Fukushima. The English version of the accident report by the appointed commission (NAIIC) has been released and unfortunately its conclusions were all too expected.
This is another glaring example of how science can be so readily subverted by those that would implement technologies for their own profit or gain. It has become almost a cliche to consider that virtually every technology that has some element of danger, requiring prudence in its deployment is treated in a cavalier fashion. Public safety is invariably compromised, while those whose responsibility it is, simply become wealthier and wealthier, and when problems occur they simply vanish into the background.
So, here's the link to the report and an article summarizing the report.
http://naiic.go.jp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/NAIIC_report_lo_res2.pdf
http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/fukushima-a-disaster-made-in-jap…
