Nez is right. The lax safety measures are the main reason why Fukushima went so wrong. Had the Japanese government actually spent the time and money upgrading the plant to modern standards it likely it would have survived the tsunami easily.
Yeah right, blame the japanese government.
Everyone knows governments are evil, right? That's the way every self-respectable american thinks.
Oh, shoot, TEPCO was a private business. Who wanted profits and then cut corners on security.
And that's why a strong government is needed kids. To keep businesses from playing with your lives for money.