Drought Could Shut Down Nuclear Plants

[uscitizen]

Drought Could Shut Down Nuclear Plants
By MITCH WEISS,
AP
Posted: 2008-01-23 18:17:56
Filed Under: Nation News, Science News
LAKE NORMAN, N.C. (Jan. 23) - Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the awesome amounts of cooling water they need to operate.

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/drought-could-shut-down-nuclear-plants/20080123164209990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

 

[Cypress]

Sucks to be landlocked. Our nuke plant uses seawater.

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

Sucks to be landlocked. Our nuke plant uses seawater.

I'm here on the south coast. No nuke plants, cus we're poor as shit.

 

[uscitizen]

I'm here on the south coast. No nuke plants, cus we're poor as shit.

naah cause oil/natural gas runs your area.

 

[gonzojournals]

Worst thing environmentalists ever did was keeping the US from functioning on nuclear power.