General Electric is sending gas turbine generators to help provide power to the Fukushima nuclear plants.

GE stands to lose $1 billion in sales, due to the fact that GE designed the Fukushima reactors. Three General Electric scientists resigned from their jobs, 35 years ago, because they realized the nuclear reactor design (used at Fukushima Daiichi, and at several U.S. nuke power plants) could lead to a catastrophe.

Their concern is that the rapid loss of coolant could make the containment structure fail. This is exactly what is happening now.

The situation in Japan continues to influence other governments view of nuclear power; Switzerland has put on hold the renewal of three old reactors.