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Why is there no nuclear in the power plant maps?
by ekun 10y ago
Why is there no nuclear in the power plant maps?
- enraged_camel 10y agoI'm wondering this as well. Is there no data available, or was it a political/editorial decision?
- apaprocki 10y agoFWIW on the Bloomberg Terminal all these types of infrastructure can be played with as interactive map layers. Nuclear, refineries, pipelines, etc., so the data is definitely available and not "secret" by any means.
- maxerickson 10y agoYeah, the Energy Information Agency publishes their locations: http://www.eia.gov/state/maps.cfm http://www.eia.gov/state/maps.cfm There's a layer there for Nuclear plants too, so it is easy to adjust the map to only show them.
- throwanem 10y agoWikipedia doesn't seem to have trouble showing their locations, and there are a hundred of them currently in operation, producing just shy of a fifth of our country's electrical power. Given those facts, it is a curious omission, to say the least.
- acidburnNSA 10y agoSeriously. Nuclear plants make up 60% of the US' carbon free electricity and (as you say) 20% of its generated electricity. Very curious omission indeed.
- sathackr 10y agoMaybe security? Because if we publish maps of nuclear power plants people might use them to get the bomb? Not that I agree with that. A simple Google search would be sufficient for someone just looking for a location.
- woobar 10y agoThey have linked to another article with more details Mapping how the United States generates its electricity - https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/power-plants/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/power-plant...