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wtmusic

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13. Palo Verde uses treated sewage from Phoenix for cooling

Reply to waddirum (Reply #12)

Sat Feb 4, 2012, 04:36 PM

Feb 2012

which are stored 125 acres of reservoirs. The reservoirs are lined with soil-cement so even if there was a leak there is no possibility of them "washing out".

Re: Fukushima, sea water was used as a stop-gap measure. The earthquake was a once-in-a-millenium occurence so it makes little sense to plan around them. As it turned out, stop-gap measures prevented any radiation-related fatalities from occurring.

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Black Swan Theory and anti-nuclear sentiment [View all] wtmusic Feb 2012 OP

More and more of these black swans around all the time. a simple pattern Feb 2012 #1

Really? FBaggins Feb 2012 #2

Well the 40-year-old plants that were just designed last year are the safest. a simple pattern Feb 2012 #7

??? A simple "no" would have sufficed. FBaggins Feb 2012 #8

Nuclear plants were designed for more than 40 years. PamW Feb 2012 #11

How should we deal with the risk kristopher Feb 2012 #3

What? A politician willing to us extreme hyperbole to score political points with a hot issue? FBaggins Feb 2012 #4

Barry Brook is a "criminally stupid" imbecile - Here's what Taleb had to say about Fukushima bananas Feb 2012 #5

Is that a consistent standard you're applying? FBaggins Feb 2012 #6

He's wrong, and the Japanese were right. wtmusic Feb 2012 #9

Testimony to Congress PamW Feb 2012 #10

That article is written by Elaine Hirsch. joshcryer Feb 2012 #17

let's talk safety procedures waddirum Feb 2012 #12

Palo Verde uses treated sewage from Phoenix for cooling wtmusic Feb 2012 #13

earthquakes and tsunamis are NOT once-in-a-millenium occurrences waddirum Feb 2012 #14

My mistake - 9.0 earthquakes in Japan are even less frequent wtmusic Feb 2012 #15

At Fukushima #1 plant the earthquake was barely above specs. kristopher Feb 2012 #16

So? The tsunami was well above "specs" FBaggins Feb 2012 #18