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There's lots of insanity in the world. Most of it isn't dangerous. But the concept that nuclear energy is a good idea is suicidal insanity. Today there are 430 nuclear plants operating in 31 countries. 430. Let's look at just one: Fukushima. As you know it was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Today the radiation levels in the leaking water at this crippled plant are 18 times higher than previously thought. Radiation around the site is 1,800 millisieverts per hour, which is strong enough to kill a person within four hours of exposure. Four hours. The Tokyo Elecric Power Co. has reported that it has discovered a leak in another pipe emitting levels of 230 millisieverts an hour.  The leakage from this plant endangers human life and sea life. It is contaminating the ocean and one day that contamination will reach the western coast of the United States just as their debris has, That's one plant. Yet we, humans, accept the operation of 430 other nuclear plants. Of course those who approve of nuclear power could argue that Fukushima is just one nuclear plant that was crippled. Chernobyl was another one. But then the damage in Russia wasn't  permanent; after all experts estimate that we can repopulate Chernnobyl  in only 20,000 years. Where will the next "accident" be: New York, Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Minnesota? Is it likely to happen. With 104 nuclear plants in the U.S., I would count on it, especially considering the kind of weather we have had lately. I'm sure a tornado or hurricane could do a lot of damage to a nuclear plant. We've already seen what an earthquake can do.