We are lucky the tornados missed the nuclear reactors in Alabama

[Generic Other]

Seems like there were tiny blessings. I hope everyone finds safe shelter tonight across the South.

I made this for people who live near Fukushima, but I hope her light can be seen by anyone else who is huddling in the dark.


Our Lady of Fukushima

"Tornadoes damage nuclear reactors in Alabama: ‘Unusual event’ after normal and alternate power supply unavailable for over 15 minutes — Same design as Fukushima"

http://enenews.com/tornadoes-damage-nuclear-reactors-in-alabama-unusual-event-after-normal-and-alternate-power-supply-unavailable-for-over-15-minutes-same-design-as-fukushima

[Drale]

1. I don't know about of plants but

the plant near me that I have visited, have a bunch of big cement buildings. I'm pretty sure that they could survive a tornado. An earthquake I'm not so sure, but an earthquake is a very different beast then a tornado.

[Buzz Clik]

2. Agreed. I have seen tornadoes try and fail to blast through a limestone house.

Broke all the glass out of every window, ripped the shingles off the roof, but the building stood firm.

[Generic Other]

3. The tornado evidently knocked the power out of some

And these were not direct hits.

"Tornadoes damage nuclear reactors in Alabama: ‘Unusual event’ after normal and alternate power supply unavailable for over 15 minutes — Same design as Fukushima"

http://enenews.com/tornadoes-damage-nuclear-reactors-in-alabama-unusual-event-after-normal-and-alternate-power-supply-unavailable-for-over-15-minutes-same-design-as-fukushima

[DCKit]

4. The reactors are shielded in this manner, for sure.

However, the cooling "sheds" are simple steel frame and metal sheathed buildings.

But WTF, what's a few hundred nuclear rods strewn about the place? It can't be all THAT bad.

[Thegonagle]

5. Yep, that's the truth. Ask anyone who works at any nuke plant, and you'll quickly understand

The danger from a natural disaster or malicious attack stems from the spent fuel. The fuel in the reactor is protected by a structure that's supposed to contain the mess from a melt down. It's not going anywhere in a tornado or hurricane.

The spent fuel, on the other hand, is chilling in pools of water under over-sized pole barns. The longer a plant has been operating, the more dirty spent fuel there is on site. They definitely don't care to move it far unless they have another good place to put the stuff, which they don't.