Drought could force Nuke-Plant Shutdown


	Drought could force Nuke-Plant Shutdown

pokkets

1-23-2008 11:42 PM

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pokkets says:

How many people know that nuclear reactors are giant radioactive 'kettles'- They boil water to generate steam. Seems like a dangerous way to boil water.

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But they could lead to shockingly higher electric bills for millions of Southerners, because the region's utilities may be forced to buy expensive replacement power from other energy companies.</P><P></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews\Top%20Headlines\20080124\Drought_Nuclear_Power_20080124.xml&cat=topheadlines&subcat=&pageid=1"><P>Already, there has been one brief, drought-related shutdown, at a reactor in Alabama over the summer.</P><P>"Water</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews\Top%20Headlines\20080124\Drought_Nuclear_Power_20080124.xml&cat=topheadlines&subcat=&pageid=1">is the nuclear industry's Achilles' heel," said Jim Warren, executive director of N.C. 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