The only relevance I can see to LW is that apparently (based on the sample of 1) when considering the technological disasters we can't even assume that the government and military would deal with it; the govt may opt to stand beside and just 'demand that it not give up'.
Makes you think what would happen if there's any nanotech disaster or the like in the future.
An independent report shows Japan was much closer to nuclear disaster than previously reported.
“Prime Minister Kan had his minuses and he had his lapses,” Mr. Funabashi said, “but his decision to storm into Tepco and demand that it not give up saved Japan.”