Exasperated By Nuclear Triumphalists

Last night, I turned on "The Jason Lewis Show" on Talk Radio KSTE-650, just to get my conservative fix. Lewis had on some guest, a nuclear authority of some sort, who seemed pretty blase about the Japanese problem.

"Just keep water on the reactors," the authority argued. "That's all you need."

But that's the problem. The Japanese power plant people haven't been able to keep water on the reactors. The water boils away as steam, and there are infrastructure difficulties just getting water there, much less keeping everyone safe while putting the water there.

No problem, the authority assured the listeners. "Just keep water on the reactors."

But that's the problem, don't you see? They can't keep water on the reactors.

"Just keep water on the reactors."

But that's the problem!

"Just keep water on the reactors."

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