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The ongoing drama of the Fukushima nuclear power complex, where partial nuclear melt-down and radiation leaks are continuing, has many implications.

The real operational problem appears to be a loss – total or partial – of water cooling systems, which are vital in controlling and slowing down a nuclear reaction. To date, the nuclear vessels themselves appear to have survived reasonably intact, but radiation leakages have been confirmed. Although the extent of these leakages is unknown, reports indicate that, to date, they are still relatively small. However this could, of course, change markedly.

Back in 1992, the Queen famously described the year as her “annus horribilis”, dominated as it was by family separations/divorces and the Windsor Castle fire.