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America's Nuclear Nightmare: The U.S. has 31 aging reactors just like Fukushima
- tomjen3 15y agoNot an issue, since the US doesn't really experience tsunami'es.
- Jach 15y agoYour pesky facts are getting in the way of a public outcry against anything nuclear! But seriously, the US has things like earthquakes, tornadoes, a supervolcano, hurricanes in the southeast, and random acts of god in the bible belt...
- mixmax 15y agoIf the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts leaking nuclear reactors will be the least of America's worries.
- robin_reala 15y agohttps://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Megatsunami#Canary_Islands https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Megatsunami#C... That’d be nasty.
- pasbesoin 15y agoAs just one example, the geologic record of Puget Sound would beg to differ.
- hsmyers 15y agoSo according to this headline, we have 31 reactors all on the Pacific coast? I don't think so. And none of the reactors follow the design of Fukushima in so far as I know. 3 Mile may have been a nightmare, but it did result in better standards and designs. I think if you poke around even a little bit that should be clear. Can't imagine why the article's writers didn't point that out. Now if you want to fantasize a bit, think about this: all of INEL rests squarely on a very large piece of basalt (with a frosting of lava) all of which came about the last time Yellowstone lost it's cool. Add to that the fact that there are a good deal more than just 31 reactors there (mostly deactivated) and you have the makings of a real party. Won't make a difference to me because if Yellowstone goes up again, I'm within the kill zone, but still...
- swixmix 15y agoThe public outcry against nuclear power is partially to blame for the Fukushima accident. The fear is a self fulfilling prophecy.
- yoshiks 15y agoYou can't imagine until it happens. Think about possible worst result in that case, even just to get a few secs bonus from stunning when it really happens. In that sense, it is a good article to read.