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What would be the impact of solar storm on nuclear power plants ? Would we have several Fukushimas ?

• PumpkinSpice 3y ago
  In theory, no. But in theory, we weren't supposed to have the first Fukushima to begin with. A bunch of things went precisely the wrong way. That said, Fukushima ultimately wasn't bad, especially in terms of atmospheric releases / land contamination. It was scary, but nowhere near many of our worst "conventional" industrial disasters, let alone Chernobyl.
• alex_young 3y ago
  Direct impact should be negligible, but perhaps some impact on water pumps could be a problem as was the case for Fukushima.