Dear Prime Minister Naoto Kan,
I applaud your call to suspend operations at the Hamaoka nuclear power station (in Shizuoka Prefecture). It's good news following on the heels of the public resignation of your senior nuclear safety advisor, Toshiso Kosako. In the wake of his tearful protest against raising the radiation exposure limit for children in Fukushima, it looks like you're now taking a step in the right direction.
When you're navigating uncharted territory, like the unprecedented disaster at Fukushima, guidance from experts in the field can be a lifesaver. But if the roadmap to safety they give you is a blank piece of paper, hold on because it's going to be a bumpy ride.
A blank piece of paper is kind of what the minutes of a special March 11 Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) meeting looked like. The meeting was held in response to the series of devastating events that occurred that fateful day.