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waddirum

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14. earthquakes and tsunamis are NOT once-in-a-millenium occurrences

Reply to wtmusic (Reply #13)

Sat Feb 4, 2012, 08:44 PM

Feb 2012

They are well known phenomena, that are part of Japanese history, literature, and art. Japanese Wood Block Prints are full of wave and tsunami imagery.

There is a saying in physics: "That which is not forbidden is Compulsory".

Regarding Palo Verde, it doesn't take much imagination to come up with scenarios whereby Phoenix can no longer delivery the needed quantity of treated sewage for Palo Verde. Nor does it take much imagination to envision scenarios whereby a cooling reservoir gets destroyed (i.e. liquefaction during an earthquake).

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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