I'll give them a pass on that, personally. Tsunamis are rare and the sea wall was supposed to protect them against just about any "realistic" tsunami threat.
But what's inexcusable is allowing a reactor to melt down because you don't know how to cut connectors off of cables and do makeshift splices.
How many people will end up dying because someone wasn't willing to take a little risk? I mean, what's the worst that could happen? It'd work for a while and then fall apart? It'd blow up your generators? The worst-case scenario is that the nuclear reactor melts down which is what happens if you don't create a makeshift splice. So you have nothing to lose.
I'm obviously armchair quarterbacking this, but I can't see the argument against just trying something and hoping it works.
But what's inexcusable is allowing a reactor to melt down because you don't know how to cut connectors off of cables and do makeshift splices.
How many people will end up dying because someone wasn't willing to take a little risk? I mean, what's the worst that could happen? It'd work for a while and then fall apart? It'd blow up your generators? The worst-case scenario is that the nuclear reactor melts down which is what happens if you don't create a makeshift splice. So you have nothing to lose.
I'm obviously armchair quarterbacking this, but I can't see the argument against just trying something and hoping it works.