Was There Any Due Consideration Before Going Ahead With Nuclear Energy?

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After the disastrous tsunami in Japan which led to a fatal nuclear meltdown, I couldn't help having this question at the back of my mind. Japan is both earthquake and hurricane prone, yet I wonder how the experts did not consider the consequences and went ahead with the implementation of constructing a nuclear energy site. Now, Japan is not the only country embarking on the Nuclear Energy program but US as well. Fortunately, there were no nuclear meltdowns in places that were struck with recent natural disasters. However, the US is in not really in a better position, as Associated Press (AP) investigations recently revealed that radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, with a high frequency leaked into groundwater from corroded, buried piping. According to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission records reviewed, Tritium, which is a radioactive form of hydrogen, has leaked from at least 48 of 65 sites in the US. While most of the leaks are being confined within the boundaries of these sites. However, it is not so promising for three sites — two in Illinois and one in Minnesota — where the leaks have contaminated drinking wells of nearby homes. So far, experts have claimed that the leaks are not at levels violating the drinking water standard. But on the other hand, it is also reported that the leaks from the 37 facilities contained concentrations exceeding the federal drinking water standard — sometimes at hundreds of times the limit. Guess what? Both accounts are according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and I am really confused here as to what to believe. I hope that the relevant expert bodies, federal authorities and government will start looking into these leaks and consider shutting them completely till there's a better way to contain these volatile agents and find a better prevention against the deterioration of their facilities. I really hate to think that there's a coverup somehow and I am sure you would feel the same here. The statements given are all so contradicting here, so I am not going to remain supportive till the relevant experts and authorities come clean with these leaks. What do you think? Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_aging_nukes_part2