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You don’t hear much about this, but the nuclear industry is worried about floods

Louisiana braces for epic flooding from Tropical Storm Barry

Strengthening Storm Spins Toward Rain-Soaked Louisiana Coast, Bloomberg,By Brian K Sullivan, July 13, 2019,
  •  Barry seen making landfall on Saturday, possibly as hurricane
  •  Ship traffic disrupted on the Mississippi River as waters rise
“………Entergy Corp., which runs two nuclear power plants in Louisiana, said it’s keeping a close watch on the storm. Cleco Corp., which supplies power to about 288,000 retail customers in the state, said it’s monitoring Barry and has crews on standby to respond to outages……”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-12/tropical-storm-races-toward-louisiana-curbing-oil-output

July 13, 2019 - Posted by | climate change

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  1. They kept running the nuclear power stations at 100% despite risk of levee failure and flooding, whereas most of the oil and gas industry/petrochemical plants slowed or shut down. If they are worried they are covering it up and this may be why they are covering it up – they are worried. I don’t think they are smart enough to be worried, though. If they are smart enough they are probably drunk or high.

    miningawareness's avatar Comment by miningawareness | July 16, 2019 | Reply


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