Yes indeed Craig and I must say I found it all most comforting. I have been anti NP in the past only because I feel humans sometimes make mistakes and things dont always go according to the plan however with each new disaster we learn more as to how to avoid the disaster we find ourselves in and the drip tray is yet another advance for the industry.
I think all the reactors have been shut down and it is only residual heat they need to dissipate and although they suspect a rod or two may have suffered a little melting it is not all that bad, it could have been much worse....certainly I am hopeful that atmospheric contamination does not become a concern and that the casualties of plant workers is minimal.
I can not imagine how it must be for those poor souls in Japan or Christchurch having to come to grips with the devastation all around them and yet somehow plan for a future where all is normal.
alex
