>>213836272I admit that I have a bias against Russians because hating Russians is not only pleasure, it's also obligation. Sorry, but I am a flawed human, and sometimes emotions get in line of logic.
Seriously though, I think that Japan is actually a better argument against nuclear energy than Russia. Let me use Russia/Soviet Union interchangeably - the Chernobyl disaster happened in a country where systematic corruption was the everyday norm, which is more of a proof that Russia fucked up, while Fukushima disaster happened in Japan, which is a country that is much more "in the clear". Fukushima proved that nuclear energy can blow up even in a highly developed and functional country, therefore nuclear energy itself is NOT safe.
Having said the above, one crucial difference is that the Japanese immediately told everyone "wow shit got fucked, everyone pay attention" while Russians simply denied denied denied.