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Hortensis

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10. Here's more info on the specific reactors.

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 08:40 PM

Jan 2017

"The affected nuclear plant sites – some with multiple reactors – revealed by Greenpeace include: Prairie Island in Minnesota; North Anna and Surry in Virginia; Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania; Arkansas One in Arkansas; Turkey Point and St Lucie in Florida; DC Cook in Michigan; Salem in New Jersey; Callaway in Missouri; and Millstone in Connecticut. The Crystal River reactor in Florida was also listed but is now permanently closed."

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U.S. lists 17 nuclear reactors with parts from forge under probe [View all] bananas Jan 2017 OP

Journalism is dead. If the headline says "U.S. lists 17 reactors", Thor_MN Jan 2017 #1

Really? That's your only response? Lol. Hortensis Jan 2017 #9

Here's more info on the specific reactors. Hortensis Jan 2017 #10

Prairie Island is 44 miles away from me right now. Thor_MN Jan 2017 #11

Prairie Island's too close anyway. We're a similar distance Hortensis Jan 2017 #12

I guess they didn't want to cause a panic alfredo Jan 2017 #2

Before this got to the press the parts were probably inspected. NutmegYankee Jan 2017 #3

I hope that was the case. alfredo Jan 2017 #5

See the comments to the article in TWSJ. a month ago. Some were quite enlightened. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #7

If the steam generator wall failed, they would shut down the reactor and add borated water. NutmegYankee Jan 2017 #8

Rick "oops" Perry will fix it LeftInTX Jan 2017 #4

One more reason to be replacing / updating our nuclear powerplants Amishman Jan 2017 #6

Correct me if I'm wrong, but only one thorium reactor was ever built, in the 60s, and it was very truthisfreedom Jan 2017 #13