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In reply to the discussion: Chemical Plant Near Houston Warns Its About To Explode [View all]LudwigPastorius
(15,040 posts)33. There is a nuclear power plant about 75 miles northeast of where Harvey made landfall.
And, I notice we havent heard a peep about its status.
The South Texas Nuclear Generating Station's cooling pond was classified as a high risk of dam hazard vulnerability by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The massive flooding cant be good for it.
https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/hurricane-harvey-targets-south-texas-nuclear-power-station-with-high-dam-failure-vulnerability/
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Not really. One could easily ask oneself which killed more people, Bophal or Fukushima.
NNadir
Aug 2017
#21
There is a nuclear power plant about 75 miles northeast of where Harvey made landfall.
LudwigPastorius
Aug 2017
#33
Trump has the answer - scrap protections that reduce the chances of this situation happening in new
Doodley
Aug 2017
#6
Seems to me this was ENTIRELY predictable given the history of Hurricanes in that area.
Ford_Prefect
Aug 2017
#10
I think they mean the water is preventing (blocking) them from accessing the site.
The_jackalope
Aug 2017
#16
They must be able to float generators over to there or truck them in on stilts & connect them up?
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#22
Uh, gulp, that's 26 miles east of me and kids, pets, neighbors, friends....
txwhitedove
Aug 2017
#35