Originally Posted by
AnglianAV8R
Yes, precisely why. But it still begs the question why they choose to build so close to the shore?
Cooling water can be pumped, but a submerged reactor .......
I think the threat is somewhat exaggerated, but has led to a great deal of money being made
The nukes is probably lack of foresight. Or perhaps they're over optimistic about the speed at which nuclear power will replace coal.
The threat to low-lying coastal installations is not that the sea will silently rise and cover them, but that they will get increasingly vulnerable to a combination of high tides, strong winds, and low-pressure storm surge. Big waves breaking on land where they weren't expected can easily undermine foundations and roadbeds. Couple of roads I know well here near Auckland are getting cut and having major washouts much more frequently than they did 30 years ago.