Japan Earthquake

Well like anyone else I feel sorry for the people of Japan to have to live through the disaster of the Earthquake there. I know the power of Earthquakes and and that they can strike anytime without warning.
So with Japan laying alongside a fault line and being exposed to earthquakes yearly with the possibly of a "Big one" why on earth would they build nuclear reactors there? It seem to me that there is no way they can keep any kind of structure immune to the destruction of a 9.0 earthquake. It just boggles the mind why they would even consider it and now with the meltdown underway , I hope it all works out but a meltdown can't be good.
Now as Alberta has talked about nuclear power and building a nuclear plant in Fort Macmurray, gee.....good job! Have they thought about how to cool the fuel rods when the Bow River dries up in ten years? No ocean to try to pump from. And still there is the problem of what to do with the nuclear waste and spent fuel rods. Some countries bury them in the ocean, I guess Alberta will just throw them away in the landfill like everything else........
C'mon people.enough is enough.........and what is the real reason behind nuclear reactors?
Weapons