What do you mean by horrible? I think it makes sense to be concerned about anything you're subjected to that you're not sure is safe.

I think that the 'horrible' part is that the public at large is more than willing to act scared of it, but will make no attempt (and in some cases will actively resist attempts) to increase their understanding of the thing that they are so afraid of.

Concerned? Yes. Panicked? Probably not. I think the media's presentation of the situation is more the latter.

Ah, I see. I was thinking more about the general concept of safety than this specific situation. I see what you mean.

Perhaps the authorities are to blame for this problem. They are far from open about the issues and the plant has a long history of record falsification and other shenanigans. Now we get to read about a faulty initial installation of the steelwork with a botch job repair.