Nuclear Plants in Irma Path Sparks Fukushima Fears

Seems like so much is going on in the world these days. To be honest, its difficult even keeping track of what all is going on. But, this is what this blog is about, and on top of this, I am a 'one man operation.'

On top of that, just this week my mother has ended up in the hospital, where she currently rests. Needless to say, things have been 'crazy' around here, as I'm having to take care of many things on behalf of my mother.

...it's almost as though should you 'blink,' you may miss a big story, or what may seem insignificant, only because of subtle nuances that many even within the media often miss.  But, the show must go on! So I really appreciate everyone's patience.

As for yet another major hurricane, not having tuned into the news today, or having the time to view the websites that I normally do, I learned in an unusual way that Florida is the next state which is bracing itself for yet another potentially major hurricane.

And unlike Hurricane Harvey, 'Hurricane Irma' is threatening Florida and this is sparking concerns of a possible 'Fukushima' like result, as there are not one, but two 'nuclear reactors' in the path of this hurricane.

Unlike Fukushima however, which experienced incapacitated generators, operators and government employee's are prepared to turn off the entire reactor, should it appear as though Hurricane Irma will be heading directly toward these nuclear reactor's. Now, 'why' would anyone build a nuclear reactor in an area that is prone to hurricane's is beyond me.

But I recall after Fukushima happened, I saw a map of the locations of US nuclear reactors, and where they were built left my mind totally bewildered to say the least! You could not have built these reactors in a worse location, for the most part! Some were located on 'fault lines,' others such as the two in Florida are directly in the path of any potential hurricane that may hit landfall.

Who makes the decisions to locate these reactors and build them where they have? Other's were directly located on known 'tornado paths,' and after what happened in Japan back in 2011, you would think at the least, engineers, and the government would be considering 'moving' these reactors, or at the least advise the residents nearby such sites of what to expect should anything happen. But I've not heard much of any of these measures being incorporated.

Six years have gone by since Fukushima happened, and that area of Japan is still basically in a rebuilding phase of existence. Imagine what could happen should 2 nuclear reactors have an accident, as did Japan's which disabled the reactors generators. It's more than just scary, and the devastation 'financially,' would be unprecedented.