All's not well in China, page-263

Looks like the Japanese were sold nuclear reactors with serious design faults by General Electric. RIP 18,000 innocent victims.

Fukushima Reactor Flaws Were Predicted — 35 Years Ago

The failings of the Fukushima nuclear reactor were so substantial that three General Electric scientists who helped design the now imperiled reactors resigned from the company.

Dale Bridenbaugh helped assess the design of the Mark 1 nuclear reactor upon its creation back in 1975. His findings portray an extreme lack of confidence in the reactor's ability to contain pressure in case of a meltdown.

And the problem the reactors are facing — a loss of power, leading to cooling uranium rods and rising pressure inside the core — is precisely the issue that drove Bridenbaugh's resignation from General Electric.

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2058716_2058711_2059279,00.html