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Winter storm expose vulnerability nuclear power plants
2015-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Two days after a major New England blizzard contributed to the shutdown of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Mass., the facility remains closed. Due to climate change, more of the most extreme precipitation events, such as this recent snowfall, are expected to slam the area in the coming decades. Nuclear power critics cite the Pilgrim shutdown as proof the industry isn't ready now--and won't be any time soon. Federal regulators counter that several initiatives to improve nuclear...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical