I hope it turns out more Three-Mile Island than Chernobyl. My physics teacher, when we did our unit on radiation, explained that most people affected by the United States' worst nuclear disaster got more radiation by watching color TV for a year.

I have no doubt that the people at the Fukushima plant are taking a very bad hit, and like the emergency workers at Chernobyl, I'm awed to the point of tears by their courage. I hope it brings success, and they save the surrounding area from anything worse.