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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Flood risk to nuclear reactors raises meltdown fears

Flood risk to nuclear reactors raises meltdown fears

Sea level rise, storm surges and bursting dams all pose an increasing danger to nuclear power stations across the world, writes Paul Brown, as the long term risk posed by climate change combines with chance events from extreme weather events to earthquakes.


http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/2857879/flood_risk_to_nuclear_reactors_raises_meltdown_fears.html

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