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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:39 PM Original message |
Are rooftop water pools covering nuclear rods a typical design in the US? |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have heard that a few dozen of ours are the same design |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I think I heard the number was something like in the 40s or 60s on the news. n/t |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Incredulous? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Seems like everyone should have been hollering about this after 9/11 |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I heard them talking about it but I didn't get what that meant til CNN showed an illustration. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. I just heard from an expert, and they are NOT on the roof above the reactor. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. cooling ponds...... |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I have not heard anyone ever say they were ON the roof.... |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. Paul Gunter says there are 36 reactors in US just like the ones in Japan. |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. building four no longer has a roof; that pool is exposed. here's what it looks like: |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. The Peach Bottom plant near me has this same design, and has been operating for |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. I never thought I'd say this, but Yucca Mountain is looking pretty good right now. |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Yeah, as a tomb for the nuclear industry! |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
13. 23 similar reactors in US |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-16-11 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. Different reactor designs put the cooling pond in different places. 3 examples from worst to best. |
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