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kuschku on Aug 30, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: BMW: All Models Electric Within Decade

Especially because we had in Germany several reactors (which also tended to have issues) of the same design as Fukushima-1, for example Krümmel, Brunsbüttel, Philippsburg, Isar-

mpweiher on Aug 30, 2015 [–]

Except these weren't sited directly on a Tsunami-prone coast with their emergency backup generators below the line of the floodwaters.

But yes, more modern reactors would be better, but these aren't being built.

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