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To: TimF who wrote (603828)3/15/2011 11:22:51 PM
From: d[-_-]b  Respond to of 1574006
 
It's simply amazing these survived a 9.0 earthquake but backup generator fuel was stored above ground, the generator house flooded by the tsunami and the water pipes apparently broke.

Several lessons to learn - most importantly is have more than one backup cooling plan and protect them like the core. Fuel storage below ground etc. and perhaps put the reactor out of range of tsunami's so you don't get hit twice. Even putting them another 30 feet above sea level might have done the trick.

Of course with 40 years newer core we should be even better prepared.



To: TimF who wrote (603828)3/15/2011 11:48:31 PM
From: i-node  Respond to of 1574006
 
>> It shouldn't.

Perhaps. But it already has begun to, and I'd be shocked if another nuke power plant is built in the US in my lifetime -- even though Obama recently came out in support of it as a safe energy alternative. I have a feeling we won't be hearing anymore about THAT.

The cable news channels are having a field day with it.

Charlie Sheen is off the hook.


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