Scary stuff.
I read Craig Andertons link under a heading recently about news that doesn't make the news in a past post and I was horrified to learn that we have a few reactors over here in the states that are leaking minimal amounts of radiation. In further reading on the latest Japan incident it is apparent that the severity of that situation was greatly minimized to the public by the powers that be, even to this day. Radiation from that plant has ended up in stawberries in CA and in some fish brought to the states among other places.
I hope they are being forthright with their appraisal of that situation to the locals. The trend seems to be the opposite, so as not to alarm anyone. I hope it really is minimal and no one is hurt.
The worst thing about nuclear power is that they can't possibly plan for every scenario. They have backup systems and plenty of safety systems but if they fail for any reason and the cat gets out of the bag there is no going back.
I wish everyone over there the best outcome.