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Originally Posted by astroron
Carl there have been many more Accidents  in the Nuclear Power Generating Industry  Britain in the past had quite a few so did the USA (Three Mile Island comes to mind),but A lot of the Accidents Go Under reported with small bits of reporting down the back of the paper or the news
Big Question why build Nuclear power plants in an earth quake prone area
Big Answer Money  |
Yes, I know about Sellafield/Windscale and the others. They're high profile only because it's to do with nuclear energy. However, there have been far more accidents in coal and gas fired plants over the years and you hardly ever hear of them unless it's really major...even then many get hushed up. Then you have the ongoing health issue associated with the use of coal.
Where else are they going to build the powerplants, nuclear or otherwise?? Especially in Japan. Simple fact the islands were formed from crustal buckling and volcanic activity along a subduction zone means they'll inevitably be prone to earthquakes....money or no money.