Tsunami Caught Japan's Nuclear Industry Off Guard - NYTimes.com

Tsunami Caught Japan's Nuclear Industry Off Guard - NYTimes.com:

Normal accidents.

"Tsuneo Futami, a former Tokyo Electric nuclear engineer who was the director of Fukushima Daiichi in the late 1990s. “When I headed the plant, the thought of a tsunami never crossed my mind.”"

And the Onion chimes in:

Nuclear Energy Advocates Insist U.S. Reactors Completely Safe Unless Something Bad Happens