Practically all nuclear reactors in EU arisk

Oberon · 10-02-12, 06:39 PM

Urk.

I can believe this, although I think it unlikely that such circumstances mirroring that of Fukushima would take place, but I can believe that there are certain safeguards not in place.
As sea levels rise there's also the risk to the reactor sites near the sea, which account for most of the NPPs here in the UK, and there has still not been an adequate answer to what would be done in the circumstances of another powerful North Sea swell culminating with a seasonal tide and weather patterns, like 1953.

How are things going in Germany after all nuclear plants were shut down? How much oil do you import for energy reasons now? How much coal is burnt? What's the emissions levels like?
I hate nuclear power, primarily for its messiness, but I also recognise that as the current level of technology stands, plus the current society, we cannot generate enough power to supply our nation and cut back on CO2 emissions at the same time without nuclear power, even with all the wind farms that have been built and are being built along our shoreline.

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10-02-12, 06:39 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Urk. I can believe this, although I think it unlikely that such circumstances mirroring that of Fukushima would take place, but I can believe that there are certain safeguards not in place. As sea levels rise there's also the risk to the reactor sites near the sea, which account for most of the NPPs here in the UK, and there has still not been an adequate answer to what would be done in the circumstances of another powerful North Sea swell culminating with a seasonal tide and weather patterns, like 1953. How are things going in Germany after all nuclear plants were shut down? How much oil do you import for energy reasons now? How much coal is burnt? What's the emissions levels like? I hate nuclear power, primarily for its messiness, but I also recognise that as the current level of technology stands, plus the current society, we cannot generate enough power to supply our nation and cut back on CO2 emissions at the same time without nuclear power, even with all the wind farms that have been built and are being built along our shoreline.