Summary Of Eugene Robinson's No Fail-Safe Option

Eugene Robinson, author of “No Fail-Safe Option”, writes during the recent destruction of the Fukushima power plant, cautioning the use of nuclear power, and touching on the Chernobyl incident. He claims that the idea of nuclear energy, in spite of its benefits, is not worth the destruction and damage it could potentially cause. Robinson illustrates his point by identifying the problem behind the Fukushima plant in Japan. He states that the Earth will do what it ultimately decides, whether that results in an earthquake or tsunami, in which he explains, both caused the plants demise. Robinson argues that because even well-respected scientists of Japan can’t predict disasters such as these, safety cannot be guaranteed. He emphasizes that even