THE unfolding earthquake tragedy in Japan has again brought to the world’s attention the dangers of employing nuclear energy for domestic power generation.
Due to the need for access to large amounts of cooling water, nuclear plants are usually sited in coastal areas, thereby increasing their exposure to tsunami risk, like the present case in Japan.
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