Gundersen on Democracy Now Discussing Hurricane Sandy

Gundersen on Democracy Now Discussing Hurricane Sandy

Gundersen discusses the likelihood of nuclear plants in the path of Hurricane Sandy to lose off-site electrical power. In this scenario, a plant would be forced to rely on backup diesel generators to cool the reactor. Gundersen says: "Its not a question of the winds from this hurricane blowing the plant down. It's a question of the loss of off-site power. That's exactly what happened after Fukushima Daiichi"

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