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Old 04-22-2013, 07:21 AM   #10
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Nine Mile Point (only Unit One) and Fukishima Daichi were similar designs constructed about the same time. Its not the designs that are a problem.
That's debatable, while the Boiling Water Reactor design has been operating for some time without many major incidents, I still feel the more expensive Pressurized Water Reactor is a much safer design. The PWR design provides less opportunity for the management to create problems, and makes their 85% smaller in number.
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