Nuclear power is too slow

Re:Nuclear power is too slow by amluto on Friday December 16, 2022 @03:18PM (#34019729)

To be fair, if it was going to be a Fukushima-style boiling water reactor that can fail dangerously if it loses power, sticking it that close to a major fault line in an isolated area may not be the best idea.

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Re:Nuclear power is too slow by Lammy on Friday December 16, 2022 @03:30PM (#34019899)

I honestly don't believe that :)

At Fukushima, the reactor SCRAMed successfully and it was the seawater that took out the generators powering the decay-heat cooling system. If California experienced a wave that could crest Bodega Head's yuge natural seawall then we have bigger problems lol https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=96773349539f93...

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Re:Nuclear power is too slow by arcticbull on Friday December 16, 2022 @04:56PM (#34021038)

Do you know how many people died from radiation as a result of the Fukushima accident? Zero. Maybe one depending on how you count.

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Re:Nuclear power is too slow by amluto on Friday December 16, 2022 @10:58PM (#34024471)

It was nonetheless a messy and very expensive accident. Avoiding a repeat would be nice.

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