Most reactors are located next to water sources (oceans, rivers, etc.).
It's of little value when the electricit
y that runs the pumps is down, as is this case due to the damage done by the earthquake
s.
What we're seeing is that the back-up to the fail-safe mechanisms (back-up generators
) have failed (batteries
) and they've been scrambling to get more in. In the course of that, reports are that the core got exposed, which is what occurred at Chernobyl.
The reports are conflictin
g, but the little that we know that is accurate isn't good news and isn't license to license building new nuclear plants.
About Japan EarthquakeRead the Article at HuffingtonPost
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