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I know a lot of people who are worried about Nuclear energy because, "What if a plant explodes?" but are unaware that they likely live A LOT closer to a plant t
by AlwaysRock 5y ago
I know a lot of people who are worried about Nuclear energy because, "What if a plant explodes?" but are unaware that they likely live A LOT closer to a plant than they think. There are quite a few nuclear energy plants across the US. Pull up a map and check it out sometimes. It helps with that fear because people realize they have been living with that threat most of their life and just didnt know.
- gwbas1c 5y agoThe big problem with older reactors is that they need active cooling for awhile after they are shut down. That's why Fukushima exploded. The diesel generators flooded and couldn't run the cooling pumps. Chernobyl happened during an experiment shutting down the plant using the momentum in the generator to cool the plant. Newer reactor designs can shut down safely without active cooling.
- ngngngng 5y agoI would have to drive for ten hours to reach one, that's pretty much what I assumed anyway. There are a ton more plants in the eastern US than I would have guessed though.
- AlwaysRock 5y agoYeah. This is my point exactly. Most people don't realize there is one close by and once they do the fear of one popping up next door tends to go away.