Fukushima: back in March after the tsunami, it was ‘The power station is OK. There has been no meltdown.’
Then in the summer it was, ‘Well, actually there were four meltdowns, but that’s OK and there’s no fission.’
Now it’s ‘Yes, we have fission, but only a little bit.’
Which leaves us all wondering which is more toxic, the nuclear fuel or the people who manage it.
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Magazine editor, writer of fiction and non-fiction; exile; cat person; red wine for blood and cheese in his soul. Chris Page is the author of the novels Weed, Sanctioned, Another Perfect Day in ****ing Paradise, King of the Undies World, and The Underpants Tree. He is also a freelance journalist, copywriter, editor, cartoonist, illustrator, graphic designer, and consultant in the use and abuse of false moustaches (don’t wear them — you’re welcome — the invoice is in the mail).