For those of you who have been following the Japan nuclear situation, here is an excellent page hosted by MIT's Nuclear Science and Engineering. This should answer any questions you have, as well as get you past the media hype and doomsday speak.

The mass media is doing everything in its power right now to cause a panic regarding the Fukushima reactor plant. Really. Think about this for a moment. The reactor not only withstood a 9.0 earthquake, but a tsunami as well, and all that has happened is that the building has been damaged. The protective concrete … Continue reading Media Blows Hot Radioactive Air, Reactor Ignores It