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To: DFG
I'm no expert on nuclear power but Fukishima suggests to me that nuke plants in earthquake or tsunami zones might not be a wise idea.I think one can assume that Fukishima,unlike,Chernobyl,was a state of the art plant that was being properly maintained and managed.And yet it went kaboom.

I don't know if Taiwan is prone to earthquakes but parts of the island are subject to tsunamis and the entire island is prone to regular,huge,typhoons.

5 posted on 08/02/2013 10:41:30 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (If Obama Had A City It Would Look Like Detroit.)
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To: Gay State Conservative
I think one can assume that Fukishima,unlike,Chernobyl,was a state of the art plant that was being properly maintained and managed.

I wouldn't assume that. Not that Wikipedia is the final word, but according to this disambiguation page:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Nuclear_Power_Plant , there are 2 Fukushima nuclear plants, one put in service in 1971, and one put in service in 1982, which was less affected.

There were also safety violations at one or both of these plants which were unreported for a long time.

And then there is this: Tremors exceeded design limits for 3 reactors.

8 posted on 08/02/2013 11:24:05 AM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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