In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Sun, 1 Apr 2012 23:17:19 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I think the problem can be addressed by putting emergency generators far >above the waterline, perhaps in the second story of the reactor building.
I suggest building the entire reactor on the sea floor off shore. That way there would never be a shortage of cooling water, even if all electrical systems failed completely and permanently, provided of course that the design used gravity feed for the cooling water. If the reactor was far enough off shore, and deep enough, then tsunamis would go right over it, making little impact. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
