Fear of new Fukushima: Nuclear plants in America on the path of hurricane IRME

Fukushima forced 160,000 people to leave their homes

Hurricane Irma threatens to destroy two nuclear reactors when she comes to Florida this weekend, causing fears of a Fukushima-style disaster. Two Florida Power & Light Nuclear Power Plants, Turkey Point and St. Nuclear Power Plant Lucie is thinking of shutting down the reactors to prepare for a massive storm.

"If we expect to strike a direct blow to both objects, we will quit the units," said FPL spokesman Peter Robbins, adding that the decision will be "made in advance." Irma, a category 5+ storm (because there is no category 6), will hit Florida on Saturday morning. The Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant survived Hurricane Andrew Class 5 in 1992, despite the $ 90 million damage to the rest of the area. Irma, on the other hand, is terrified by an incident similar to that of Fukushima.

The nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, occurred after the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, which prevented emergency reactors from reactors, leading to three nuclear accidents and the release of unexpected amounts of radioactive material.

The historic incident forced about 160,000 residents to flee their homes, and the cleansing of radioactive substances in the region is even present nowadays after nearly seven years of intense protection and cleansing. As we reported, the US government and the media have diminished devastation amid concerns that a radioactive cloud could cross the Pacific Ocean and spread across California.

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• 8 Sep, 2017
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