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Old 03-14-2011, 09:33 PM  
Gabriel
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
Can I ask a stupid question here? I'm not a nuclear engineer or anything, but did it seem wise to build a power plan on the fucking ocean in an area that is prone to tsunamis? I mean, I know they always build power plants near "sources of water", but if you build one on the fucking coast in a tsunami zone your just asking for trouble.
Basically anywhere there is shoreline is prone to a tsunami. Earthquakes arent the only geological event that can cause them, underwater landslides have been known to trigger a tsunami.
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