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AUDIO: Future great floods threaten USA’s nuclear power plants

Gundersen: US nuclear plants at risk of ‘flood of biblical proportions’? — “They’re not designed against biblical floods” (AUDIO) Nuclear Expert Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Energy Education: At the Ft. Calhoun plant [in case of an upstream dam failure] we’re looking at 35 feet more water than there was in the flood 18 months ago. […]

Dr. [Bernard] Shank

January 13th, 2013 a

 Title: Repairs at Four Nuclear Reactors Are So Expensive That They Should Not Be Restarted
Source: Fairewinds Energy Education
Date: January 13, 2013

Nuclear Expert Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Energy Education: At the Ft. Calhoun plant [in case of an upstream dam failure] we’re looking at 35 feet more water than there was in the flood 18 months ago. […]

Dr. [Bernard] Shanks has a quote […] he said that if an upstream dam were to fail it would cause a flood of biblical proportions. These plants are not designed against biblical floods. These plants were right at their limit 2 years ago.

According to Dr. Shanks and many other geologists and hydrologists, the condition of the upstream dams is suspect.
Full program here

January 17, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual