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Steven Chu (, born February 28, 1948) is an American physicist and the 12th United States Secretary of Energy.
Read More at Wikipedia ›With reactors at the Fukishima Daiichi nuclear plant in danger of a meltdown, the world waits with bated breath for the outcome.
Interestingly, physicists, the people who typically know the most about nuclear reactions, appear to be less concerned than the general public. This should be a time for the country’s most important physicist, Energy Secretary Steven Chu , to step up to the plate and explain to Americans why he is not worried. Instead, the Secretary is missing in action.At first glance, the events at Fukishima seem like a perfect illustration of Murphy’s Law – “If something can go wrong, it will.” First the plant was hit by an earthquake seven times stronger than it was designed to withstand, but withstand it did. Control rods were immediately lowered into the core and the chain reaction stopped. Backup power kicked in.Then a massive tsunami hit the plant, reportedly demolishing several key installations and knocking out the backup power. The plant continued to run on emergen...Top officials at the White House circulated a plan calling for the ouster of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and other top Energy Department officials as the administrat...
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