Japan has become like Haiti

Heartfelt condolences to the victims and their families God speed the containment process of the nuclear fallout and the rebuilding of Japan

guess meltdown is a natural accident and inadvertent natural chain reaction occurs

How much are they willing to pay for the help? Maybe giving all assets held by their company's back to the US goverment and forgiving any outstanding debts. Or maybe just becoming another state in the union. Why should the US be the worlds knight in shining armor when needed and whipping post when not.

I offer my condolences to the dead people & feel sorry for the distruction caused by earth quake followed by tsumani. I am with all Japanese who are facing hardship to date. I am sure Japanese will bounce back & over come this hardship in shortest possible time & they will get all their glory & fame back again.

May almighty ALLAH bring an end to this disaster,with his infinite mercy

The cretins who built, supported and profited from the nuclear plants should now be put to work to contain the little "problem"...

Article might have been more informative if you had made it clear that the unsafe reactors are of American origin and the issues have been understood for about 40 years.

Nature has caused big loss to japan. Lets pray from God for every people there to be safe and well.

now all world should come together and better to control the N Power.

About time the world woke up and realised that the stage I'n which we Have reached technology is a dangerous one and accidents and disasters are all part of the package, sad that the big industries of the world won't take this as a warning but rather a set back to their one track minded thoughts!

Japan im sorry 4 u. U plant d nuclear and nw it has become you worst night mare

I t seems to me how the nuclear energy is dangerous for the survival of mankind .the people of philipines is conscious of it .T that is why they request the govenment to stop the functioning of nuclear energy in that country.

Nuclear Energy is still unclear once gone out of control. Despite all possible safety /mitigation effort nuclear energy spilling its havoc ..... world wide nuclear energy should be cut down to zero and solar/wind energy should be exploited. Peoples should use less and less energy by changing their life style ...natural sources should be utilised Nature is supreme and we should not challenge it but to respect it and enjoy... Khudaahaafiz

By underplaying the threat perception, Japan is wishing that the problem may disappear. However, from the reports coming out to the open, it is much more serious a matter to wish away. The Nuclear Club should put their brains together and find a way out, soon.

JAPANE'S WANTS TAKE SOME HELP FROM OTHER COUNTRY... AND FOR ALL COUNTRY PLS DIFUSE YOUR NUCLEAR BOOM BECAUSE OF YOUR BOOM SOME TIME CREAT PROBLEM FOR ALSO YOURS,, EXAMPLE IS IN YOUR FRONT "JAPAN"???????????????/

Looks like nature started taking revenge on technology...

i think its very sad i hope that they are fine :(

I hope evrything gets sorted, its a very sad matter:/

All the countries must co-operate to save japan. it is international crisis.

May God have mercy and give all humanity strength to overcome this tragic calamity ,

Why not use the ship that sprayed water/foam? on the Oil refinery fire near Tokyo earlier this week and adapt it to spray a thin cement mix? there are other details which would assist including using engineers from major companies and an almost blank cheque.. rogerthat1945@googlemail.com

All the countries must co-operate to save japan. it is international crisis.

Honestly, this is some of the worst written English I've come across - I can only assume that English isn't the reporters first language e.g. "...damaged reactors to try to keep cool the radioactive fuel rods...". Huh, "keep cool the radioactive fuel rods", really, nobody reading this before it goes live on the site then? I love online news, but please at least try and maintain some sort of standard, this is embarrassing!

Too dangerous in Japan ,so we need help a good friend.

I don't see a theoretical decision of Fukushima anywhere. It's scared me most of all. I concluded nobody knows it. I think rods gonna burn down every of 5 vessels. Waiting for new 5 Chernobyls, but I wanna live! Sorry for hysteria.

india must be very careful in functioning nucclear energy . instead use the solar energy etc

why is the severn barrage not being built? I presume that the govrnment has shares in the nuclear industry. Now we know the truth about the dangers of nuclear installations. Are our politicians listening?

The energy needs of today's electricity hungry civilization do not justify the poisoning of our future progeny (descendents) whether one day from now or 1,000 years from now ! The evil sickness of this technology is not worth the energy generation it produces ! Leonard Clark 3-16-11

May ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS & GRACE all the 10000+ departed holy innocent SOULS to rest in eternal PEACE and Global LOVE. Man proposes and GOD disposes. What the destiny may be. The global power brokers and leaders must rethink and rework their race to register WIN over the nature. This is the token cost to the human being, charged by the GOD, ofcourse as an enough ALERT SIGNAL to stop mad race and rat race to conquer the GOD/NATURE ? How long and how-far !!!!!

This is so very tragic for those poor people living anywhere near these plants. Hopefully this horrible situation will be somehow corrected, or at least minimized and the world will finally wake up to the need, no, requirement to finally get real about alternative resources such as Solar, Wind, etc. Another big plus of having Solar and Wind sources is that no toxic and dangerous waste needs to find a place to be hidden for the rest of mankind.

WEAKEST LINK IN THE CHAIN: An ancient proverb says: “the chain is strong as long as strong its weakest link”. Equivalent principle applies in a systematic (group) approach to the problems of safety of nuclear reactors.

The main priority of the tightening of security should have exactly those reactors that have a minimal partial (individual) security, so in that sense it would be advisable to withdraw (temporarily or permanently) from those activities that can wait or even be counterproductive (construction of new reactors).

Have also in mind that the tightening of security procedures should be a permanent process, not just a temporary move. The process of education has a predominant role in this regard should be openly, without hesitation, the masses Twisted argue that human greed for energy is the greatest PROBLEM modern humanity, a problem that will most endanger the life of future generations.

i am very worry about this i think it not good be good for country around the world because of the nuclear

Please pray for japan and help them to survive. In this severe crisis,I would like to draw a kind attention of UN and US to help Japan to overcome the crisis

The People of Japan survived the end of the second world war & rebuilt. They will survive this and they will rebuild again, learning lessons along the way I hope.

feel so sorry about japanese people, also for nuclear technology.

I feel it is justified that the focus be placed more towards this aspect of the disaster. Nobody has stated publically a worse case scenario. Is it not possible that a nuclear chain reaction could infact ignite and explosion result in release of significant radioactive debris. Fusion may have stopped, but I believe components exist for it to restart.

do any thing in this world. The effect of the result should not affect the human, animals, birds, and all species.That is the way to save the world,

God bless these victims.

i am very worried about japan people how they are living in this condition...... its so horrible condition for them...................................

It is an international crisis which need to cooperate whole efforts urgently to prevent more radiations from spreading which could deepen this crisis . I think that whole scientists and specialists should participate to find tangible solution in order to re cool the reactors as soon as possible specially in this critical delicate situation .

The repercussion of this crisis will not restrict to Japan but it will exceed to whole world , if we do not rush to settle down each reactors immediately . This crisis like car carry tones of explosions without brakes or safety and no one knows when it could explode . This news increase my blood pressure and temperature . I believe that scientists could find solution to halt spreading radiation more in our atmosphere like what they did when they solved Mexico oil crisis .

This is a terrible disaster primarily caused by failure, through damage, of well founded back up resources. No one should be faulted for an natural incident whose force was beyond any engineering estimation and was followed by tsunami. My heart goes out to the people of Japan whose pathway through life has been forever altered. We all have an obligation to extend what ever help we can to these unfortunate, civilized people.

we're so compassionate with Japanese that met the very bad natural disaster.

it is bad effect of nuclear energy.

THIS CRISIS TEACH THE BEST LESSON FOR HUMAN,NATURE IS ALWAYS UNCONTROLLABLE,WE NEED THE PERFECT SYSTEM TO SHUTDOWN OUR NUCLEAR PLANTS DURING NATURAL CALAMITIES,IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE.OUR SCIENTIST SHOULD RETHINK OTHERWAYS.AS HUMANBEING WE SHOULD SAFE GUARD OUR EARTH FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATION TO GROW

I live near by the Japen. so I worry about radioactivity,

Hope everything will be ok. God bless Japan!

We feel sorry for the Japan people, we also worry so much about the radioation although our government claimed no influence or harm to our country yet.

So sad, heart broken for Japan, and the world. we need alternate energy like solar power, or water power. the cartels are stupid. the elite are stupid. those GE contracts bad engineering, and worse idea. someone must pay for this. it's time for the people of the world to boycot oil/gas/nuclear power and move to independence. own your own.

This is one planet the only one we have. I used to buy Japanese rice and electronics. Now what.

Hope things go best.

Nuclear energy is wonderful until something goes wrong, then it becomes a man made NIGHTMARE, we need to change the way we obtain our energy needs and stop KILLING ourselves and the planet in the process.

it is a terrible disaster.i hope that Japanese can pass through this sorrow.Here, we will pray for your country.

We are all together have to help Japanese people

I pray that, the Almighty God will help our Brothers and Sisters in Japan.

be strong, Japanese people

Please help JAPAN to overcome this severe crisis. We are praying for JAPANESE people. God bless them

My heart goes out to those unfortunate to have lost loved ones and in some case everything. Karma effects us all individually and collectively and so it behooves one to a avoid the things that attack negative reaction.The killing of Whales, and cows for Kobe beef will result in misery for the nation.

pray for japan! I am deeply moved by Japanese people ,and nothing can defeat them .Never give up

Radiation is so terrible,i hope Japan people pull through difficulty times quickly.

For years the Japanese didn't want nuclear anything because of the bombs the US tested on them at the end of WWII. The US was not allowed port of call visits with ships like the USS Enterprise or its nuke escorts. That is the reasonthe US kept fossil fuel carriers in service for so long. The poor Japanese citizens were sold a bill of goods by their gov'mint and the "safe" nuclear industry.

Let's hope that the radiation problem is controlled in time to avoid a disaster of major proportions, like humankind or indeed planet Earth has never experienced. God help us all!!

Though my father's right leg was wounded by bomb which was thrown by Japanese war plane in Chongqing city during the World War Two when he was a young worker of a factory there,.....still I want to say I hope all the ordinary Japanese people can survive safely from the bad situation caused by this big earthquake and tsunami.

Lets pray for japan...lord give them strength to surpass this catastrophe GAMBARE...

I remember vividly Chernobil in April 1986, as Kiev is circa 160 km from the reactor. When the blast occured, unprotected fire squads first cleared the debris from the damaged reactor roof(!), then the military helicopters, again vaguely protected, shed the sand into the reactor core, emmitting radiation, in order to put it down. Instead of pulling out the personel in protective gear, taking place now, the soviets sent thousands of unwary soldiers and officers to clear the debris

Wish everything of Japan goes well.

COME ON AND NEVER GIVE UP! JAPAN

Hey, VoA, why didn't you print my comments concerning the poor design of the GE containment structure. The one about the NRC saying in 1972 that they shouldn't have licensed that containment. In 1974, the NRC also said that there was a 90% chance that that containment structure would fail in an accident like the one Japan is having. Why don't you print this!!??!?!?!

TEPCO had 24 hours, at most, to either fly in new generators or get the others back going----and string new wires to critical pumps and restore pipes. Yup, it looked like the seriousness came down to fire trucks that don't have the volume needed to do the job. If these spent fuel ponds boil off----it will beome worse that Chernobyl. Not only were these GE MK-1 defective designs, the TEPCO lack of response is terrible too.

Natural disasters cannot be prevented, but a nuclear disaster can-be prevented. When you play with fire- you know.

Stop giving symphathy.Start giving donations $$$$$ please.

What is happening now in Japan must be a concern for everyone and people all over the world should help this generous country. May God help them.

Catastraphic nuclear may cause the entire world because of radiation follows directly to atomsphere.

RAVI R (India), I recommend you to avoiding emotion, desire, religion and romance ... there is no perfect solution, but the damage can be significantly reduced if people accept the cold reality. If people continue to avoid confrontation with reality, then it will be followed by long-term cataclysm.

I'm surprised the Japanese Navy doesn't have a ship they can park offshore and run power to the local power infrastructure. All they need is enough to run those pumps.

When nuclear businessmen say "we have turned off the reactor" in principle they are lying. Commercial reactors are systems that can be only partially disabled.