The debate over the safety of nuclear energy in Japan is rather...

The debate over the safety of nuclear energy in Japan is rather comical in a way, considering Japan has 10% of the world's active volcanoes in a very small geographical area comparably.

Quote:

"Ten percent of the world's active volcanoes are located in Japan. Japan is location at the Junction of four tectonic plates - Pacific, Philippine, Eurasian and North American.

Up to 1500 earthquakes are recorded every year in Japan. The coastline is at risk of tsunamis from earthquake and volcanic activity.

On 11th March 2011 a magnitude 8.9 earthquake hit 130 km off the east coast of Honshu near Sendai".


http://www.volcanolive.com/japan.html