Midday Thursday Mostly Nuclear Links

* Atomic City Underground (via Boing Boing) and Scientific American discuss better- and worse-case scenarios for Fukushima. Here’s something a little less apocalyptic: Tokyo Radiation Risk Limited Even in Worst Case, U.K. Says.

* It’s something of a cheap shot, but it’s somewhat stunning how much better the publicly funded television station NHK did than its privately owned, commercial counterparts in breaking the news of the earthquake.

* Nuclear near-misses in the U.S.

* Michigan’s Constitution Allows Governor Snyder To Be Recalled In July.

* It even sounds futuristic: Michigan State University has patented the wave disc engine.

* In non-disaster news, your poll of the day: Independent voters prefer Charlie Sheen to Sarah Palin for president by 5 points.