Mike_Yates
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Japan's Fuksahima Daiichi nuclear power plant was completely destroyed by a massive tsunami, resulting in four total meltdowns which rivaled that of Chernobyl. This proves that nuclear power plants are highly vulnerable to natural disasters.
There are more nuclear power plants in the United States than any other country in the world. The US frequently suffers severe floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, and is vulnerable to tsunamis in some areas.
Just like Japan, there are nuclear power plants on coastal areas of the US that could easily be hit by a massive tsunami, and an American "fukashima" could potentially occur.
Are nuclear power plants in the US safe from natural disasters? The answer is no. A massive tornado could easily rip through a nuclear power facility and cause severe damage to the plant and the reactor cooling systems. Also, another threat facing nuclear power plants is the loss of electrical power. These plants are not self-sufficient in terms of electricity, they need a constant flow of outside electrical power to keep the plant running. If the grid is damaged for whatever reason, then they have to rely on emergency diesel generators and battery power to keep the reactor cooling systems running.
This is exactly what happened at Fukashima. Outside electrical power was knocked out, many of the important buildings and systems at the plant were destroyed or flooded by the tsunami, the reactors ran off emergency systems until they failed, operators could not bring the damaged/destroyed systems back online, and then voila! Four total meltdowns in a single day! Independent scientists (people who were not paid by big corporations to lie) claim that the release of radioactivity into the environment was many times worse than Chernobyl, which has killed over 100,000 people (cancer and radiation sickness) throughout Europe and Asia over the past 25 years.
Levels of radiation high enough to cause cancer over prolonged exposure reached the western half of the United States two days after the disaster. And that radiation is still here!
Also, not too long ago, a nuclear power plant in Nebraska was threatened by severe floods.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/26/fort-calhoun-flooding-nuclear-plant-nebraska_n_884773.html
The NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) needs to do a massive review of how safe US plants are from natural disasters, especially tsunamis and earthquakes. And then upgrade/fortify plants that are vulnerable to make sure that what happened in Japan can never happen here.
There are more nuclear power plants in the United States than any other country in the world. The US frequently suffers severe floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, and is vulnerable to tsunamis in some areas.
Just like Japan, there are nuclear power plants on coastal areas of the US that could easily be hit by a massive tsunami, and an American "fukashima" could potentially occur.
Are nuclear power plants in the US safe from natural disasters? The answer is no. A massive tornado could easily rip through a nuclear power facility and cause severe damage to the plant and the reactor cooling systems. Also, another threat facing nuclear power plants is the loss of electrical power. These plants are not self-sufficient in terms of electricity, they need a constant flow of outside electrical power to keep the plant running. If the grid is damaged for whatever reason, then they have to rely on emergency diesel generators and battery power to keep the reactor cooling systems running.
This is exactly what happened at Fukashima. Outside electrical power was knocked out, many of the important buildings and systems at the plant were destroyed or flooded by the tsunami, the reactors ran off emergency systems until they failed, operators could not bring the damaged/destroyed systems back online, and then voila! Four total meltdowns in a single day! Independent scientists (people who were not paid by big corporations to lie) claim that the release of radioactivity into the environment was many times worse than Chernobyl, which has killed over 100,000 people (cancer and radiation sickness) throughout Europe and Asia over the past 25 years.
Levels of radiation high enough to cause cancer over prolonged exposure reached the western half of the United States two days after the disaster. And that radiation is still here!
Also, not too long ago, a nuclear power plant in Nebraska was threatened by severe floods.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/26/fort-calhoun-flooding-nuclear-plant-nebraska_n_884773.html
The NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) needs to do a massive review of how safe US plants are from natural disasters, especially tsunamis and earthquakes. And then upgrade/fortify plants that are vulnerable to make sure that what happened in Japan can never happen here.
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