03-11-2011, 10:33 PM
(03-11-2011, 08:12 PM)Lady Cop Wrote: a second nuke is compromised:
Japan issues state of emergency at another nuclear power plant after cooling system failure. The location of the second plant is unclear.
The nuclear safety agency said early Saturday that some radiation has also seeped outside the plant, prompting calls for further evacuations of the area. Some 3,000 people have already been urged to leave their homes.
All nuclear plants are an earthquake away from failure.
Most plants have a life expectancy of 30 years (40 at the outside) before they become too degraded to be safe. America has around a hundred nuclear power plants, most of them built in the late 60's or early 70's. You do the math.