Re:Germany Runs Up Against the Limits of Renewables
by douche on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @01:30PM
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Last time I checked, Germany has infinitesimally small chances of being struck by tsunamis.
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Re:Germany Runs Up Against the Limits of Renewables
by kuschku on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:42PM
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Yet, a nuclear plant, at a river that frequently floods in autumn, with not-working emergency generators, is in quite a risky position, don’t you think? It’s about the same risky position Fukushima was in.
And most German plants are like that.
Then add the fact that German inspections are a corrupt business regarding nuclear plants, and that the nuclear waste storage was a huge disaster polluting tap water for a large area, and you can see where the problems come from.
Re:Germany Runs Up Against the Limits of Renewables
by patall on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:14PM
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Tsunamis yes. But unfortunatly, quite a few studies have proven that the german nuclear reactors are susceptible to earth quakes, terrorists and floods. With almost no precautions taken, the big energy companies have noone to blame but themself.