kilometers to vak wait. it would blow most radioactivity out to sea and could blow it over to the west coast of the united states. are there international resources that could be brought to bear on this that would make a difference, or is japan as good as anyone at dealing with this technology? japan is very good. these reactors are generally considered in japan in the state of the art. these are particularly old designs, but they have relatively high construction standards for their reactors. iaea can be brought in to help on this, and in the case of airlift, which is what the president was talking about, the united states could help lift things like generators, backup power supplies. this should be an all hands on deck exercise. as bad as the natural disaster was today and still is today in japan, this could be a technological could tas trof ee.