[Sangetsu]

I continue to be amazed at how the western media keeps hyping the reactor story "Japan Working Frantically to Avert Nuclear Disaster", or "Radioactive Plume Heads Toward California" without mentioning that the level of radiation remaining in this "plume" (whatever that means) is so small that it can't be discerned from natural background radiation.

The levels of radiation measured within 5 kilometers of the plant aren't dangerous enough to threaten life, and the levels continue to decline, why the he'll do these stupid stories continue? As of this afternoon, the amount of radiation measured outside the plant is about the same one would experience naturally on an international flight, yet basic information like this is not shared.
And the western media still hasn't reported that a power line has been run to the reactor coolant pumps, which should help cool the reactor.

But then again, if people knew that a disaster was not imminent they might decide to turn off the tv for awhile, and we can't have that happen at the current hourly advertising rate.