"The world’s three major nuclear accidents had very different causes, but they have one important thing in common: In each case, the company or government agency in charge withheld critical information from the public. And in the absence of information, the panicked public began to associate all nuclear power with horror and radiation nightmares."

Galvanized by the above realization, IEEE Spectrum pieces together the 24 hours after the earthquake/tsunami at Fukushima, and it’s a pretty fascinating tale.