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In reply to the discussion: Reason for and a critical question about 2012's 6.9% decline in nuclear production [View all]kristopher
(29,798 posts)3. Here is an interactive map showing population around nuclear plants
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42555888/
Put your cursor on a plant and it will give you the population numbers within 5, 20 and 50 miles.
Most of them seem to have between 1-5 million within 50 miles.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42555888/
Put your cursor on a plant and it will give you the population numbers within 5, 20 and 50 miles.
Most of them seem to have between 1-5 million within 50 miles.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42555888/
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Reason for and a critical question about 2012's 6.9% decline in nuclear production [View all]
kristopher
Dec 2013
OP
Anyone familiar with near misses like Davis Besse knows that we've just been lucky.
kristopher
Dec 2013
#32
Right.That football sized hole in Davis Besse's reactor head is something the Japanese did.
kristopher
Dec 2013
#37
'Shoot the messenger' is THE go to strategy the nuclear industry uses against any and all critics.
kristopher
Dec 2013
#47
The consequences are clear enough. 2013 is going to be the worst year for accumulation of...
NNadir
Dec 2013
#29
Why on earth would a smart guy like you have expected "this time" to be different?
GliderGuider
Dec 2013
#45