I think it is very important for it to be noted that the earthquake did not destroy the containment building at Fukushima; that held despite the cataclysmic shaking. The cause of the meltdown was that the tsunami destroyed the backup diesel generators that were located on-site, at sea level. This was a short-sighted…

The title of this article is misleading: what about these photos paints a dire picture of the clean up process? If anything, they humanize it.