Japan's government is promising to change its nuclear safety standards. They admitted that their safeguards were not good enough to protect the plant from the tsunami. Two workers at the plant walked through radioactive water not knowing how strong it was. Cabinet members said they were not adequately prepared for the tsunami. The total death pole in Japan is expected to be about 18,000. The destruction could amount to $310 billion, which would be the most expensive natural disaster the world has seen. The plant in Japan has been leaking radiation into many things including vegetables, milk, and water. People within a 12 mile radius from the plant have been forced to leave, while some countries are banning imports from Fukushima.
The devastation has been so vast to the entire country. It is so sad that the country was so ill-prepared. It seems no country is ready for the catastrophies that have been happening. I can't believe there were not better precautions put in to place protecting nuclear plants. There should be the same amount of money used to develop safety for nuclear energy as there is to develop it.
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