tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092016047044639779.post7726909185000491920..comments2023-10-23T12:58:55.448-07:00Comments on Karl Grossman: Atomic TitanicsKarl Grossmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740689300440735323noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092016047044639779.post-1174753541583789802012-05-13T00:30:10.840-07:002012-05-13T00:30:10.840-07:00Thanks for your sane journalism on nuclear power -...Thanks for your sane journalism on nuclear power --in our insane world.<br /><br />To your short litany of: "--what can go wrong at a nuclear power plant -- a mechanical malfunction simple or complex, an earthquake, a tornado, a tsunami, a hurricane, a flood, a terrorist attack,--", you might want to add "a solar flare", which could result in "station blackouts" and meltdowns at dozens of nuclear power plants simultaneously. Most people don't appreciate that a nuclear power plant can not power itself, that if the local power grid fails, there's only 72 hours of on-site backup power. A solar flare might result in months long blackouts over wide regions. (Google: "Carrington Event".)<br /><br />CraigCraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443758677121846903noreply@blogger.com