I’m not an opponent of nuclear power in general, but Japan’s experience should show that nuclear power plants in earthquake zones are a really bad idea.
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Tags: Earthquakes, Nuclear plants in earthquake zones, Nuclear Power, Nuclear safety
May 2, 2011 at 9:04 am |
[…] think that the United States needs nuclear power. But it is a bad idea to operate nuclear power plants near earthquake faults, and to continue to operate poorly-maintained reactors of outdated […]
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