Anonymous Coward User ID: 1469754 United States 08/17/2011 03:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 85% of the electricity generated by nuclear plants comes from facilities of a similar design as Fukushima [ link to enformable.com] Today, some 85% of the electricity generated by nuclear plants comes from facilities of a similar design as Fukushima. As renewed interest and demand began taking off over the past decade, firms eagerly peddled evolutionary designs they assumed utilities would buy. Nuclear operators, meanwhile, squeezed new life out of old reactors through so-called "uprating" -- running plants longer and at higher power outputs than originally intended. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 991392 United States 08/17/2011 05:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 85% of the electricity generated by nuclear plants comes from facilities of a similar design as Fukushima |