While I still firmly believe that it is possible to build and run a safe nuclear plant (as far as technology is concerned), I'm not sure anymore whether government is capable of coming up with the right safety regulations and policing them effectively to actually make it happen.
And I don't think power companies can be trusted to safely run power plants without oversight. For all I know there are some that are more capable than TEPCO, but the fact that there are companies like TEPCO (and probably many that are even worse) means you need someone to look over their shoulder.
I have to admit that prior to Fukushima, human incompetence did not factor into my opinion on nuclear power as much as it now seems it should have.
Maybe the IAEA could be brought in on this. They seem to know what they are doing?
And I don't think power companies can be trusted to safely run power plants without oversight. For all I know there are some that are more capable than TEPCO, but the fact that there are companies like TEPCO (and probably many that are even worse) means you need someone to look over their shoulder.
I have to admit that prior to Fukushima, human incompetence did not factor into my opinion on nuclear power as much as it now seems it should have.
Maybe the IAEA could be brought in on this. They seem to know what they are doing?