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Fukishima was the direct result of politics overriding safety.

The Japanese put the backup generators in the basement because the locals complained that they were too loud and an eyesore on the roof where the engineers originally intended them to be. Basement flooded, generators couldn't run to provide backup power for the cooling units=meltdown. If they were on the roof like the design called for it never would have happened.
Posted: 04/01/2023 at 04:13 PM ET
(In response to this post by Tafkam Hokie)

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Only if the solar panels can electrify the wall.**
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Tafkam Hokie • 03/31/23 10:33 AM ET
Fukishima was the direct result of politics overriding safety. ◄
Naelbis • 04/01/23 04:13 PM ET
Does it increase or decrease my property value?**
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hokiehunter07 • 03/31/23 11:35 AM ET
You're sorta conveniently ignoring the "50 Mile Radius area not usable for
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Ehh, We continued operating TMI right next door until recently.
hokiehunter07 • 03/31/23 01:45 PM ET
Oh, I'm not saying we need all reactors to have a 50 mile "nothing" zone.
Late 80s Hokie • 03/31/23 02:33 PM ET