“Serious Danger of a Full Core Meltdown”: Update on Japan’s Nuclear Catastrophe

Paul Gunter of Takoma Park-based advocacy group Beyond Nuclear was interviewed today by Juan Gonzalez on Democracy Now.

Here's an excerpt from the rush transcript of Mr Gunter's comments:

"Well, let’s first of all realize that what’s been demonstrated at this catastrophe is that nuclear power is going to be more of a liability than it is an asset during natural disaster or national crisis. We sincerely hope that the Tokyo Electric Power Company can restore power. But these six units are history. The best we can do right now is see them buried under concrete, and hopefully that can contain it. That’s the best scenario right now.

But clearly, if you want to actually have civil defense, the real issue here is to prevent this from happening. And we believe that means to be—mean you promptly shut down these most dangerous reactor designs all over the world, and then we begin the rapid phase-out of this inherently dangerous technology and phase in a 21st century energy policy of renewable energy and energy efficiency."

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