I never said that Fen-tech would be especially vulnerable to neutron radiation, just that Ben can't expect an ordinary (or even overkill) EVA suit to cut it. It shouldn't be too hard for him to 'wave up a specialized rad suit, though it'll probably be Apollo-era bulky.EDIT: The best 'dane materials for shielding against gamma and charged radiation do almost jack against neutrons, and the best mundane shielding materials for neutrons aren't easy to make into garments (options include large thicknesses of water, paraffin wax, or concrete) and release gamma rays and charged particles in stopping neutrons. Silly me for assuming 'wavetech has similar limitations. If I ever get around to writing anything, my own character is going to have the same problem. (If there's an established mundane way of doing something, he can use Handwavium to improve on the same method, but can't create a black box to do the same thing.)
Anyway, I think everyone would help as much as they can and the Japanese will let them. I can't claim to be an expert on the Japanese psyche, but I think that might be limited to evacuation and Search & Rescue: I have no real basis for this, but I get the feeling that they might insist on solving their reactor problem on their own, even if they accept help getting survivors out of the hot zone.
Of course, that doesn't preclude the Japanese government from using the Miracle Goo in whatever plan they use.
Anyway, I think everyone would help as much as they can and the Japanese will let them. I can't claim to be an expert on the Japanese psyche, but I think that might be limited to evacuation and Search & Rescue: I have no real basis for this, but I get the feeling that they might insist on solving their reactor problem on their own, even if they accept help getting survivors out of the hot zone.
Of course, that doesn't preclude the Japanese government from using the Miracle Goo in whatever plan they use.