Reuters: Dozens of nuclear power reactors around the world could be threatened by rising sea levels and violent storms unless power companies spend millions on defending them from the effects of climate change. Nuclear power plants need plentiful water for cooling so are usually near the sea or on rivers. All of the UK’s operational plants, most of Japan’s and many in the United States are on the coast. Intensifying fears of climate change have boosted the popularity of nuclear power …
Nuclear power faces stormy seas threat
Reuters: Dozens of nuclear power reactors around the world could be threatened by rising sea levels and violent storms unless power companies spend millions on defending them from the effects of climate change. Nuclear power plants need plentiful water for cooling so are usually near the sea or on rivers. All of the UK’s operational plants, most of Japan’s and many in the United States are on the coast. Intensifying fears of climate change have boosted the popularity of nuclear power …
Original post by GlenBarry@EcologicalInternet.org (Dr. Glen Barry)