How Australia’s top nuclear expert, Ziggy Switkowski, trivialised Fukushima nuclear disaster
Threat from meltdown only minor: Ziggy Switkowski, fmr head, ANSTO, Paul Langley’s Nuclear History Blog, 1 Sept 12, Comparing the bullshit at the time with the reality….. http://www.smh.com.au/environment/threat-from-meltdown-only-minor-ziggy-switkowski-20110314-1btch.html Threat from meltdown only minor: Ziggy Switkowski March 14, 2011
The impact of any meltdown in Japanese nuclear reactors damaged by the recent earthquake will be small compared to the devastation caused by the quake itself and the subsequent tsunami, Australia’s best-known nuclear power expert says.
Ziggy Switkowski, who was chairman of the the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) until a few months ago, says a significant build-up of radiation is unlikely.
“The contribution, if any, to this [disaster] from the nuclear fleet, I expect even under worst case scenarios is going to be small,” he told Fairfax Radio Network today……..
Contrast with reality:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16334434 BBC 26 Dec 2011 Fukushima accident: disaster response failed – report……. http://nuclearhistory.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/threat-from-meltdown-only-minor-ziggy-switkowski-fmr-head-ansto/
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