Re: Side of a volcano

["Sorensen, Scott" <ssorensen@doeal.gov>]

Radsafers, a Wednesday morning muse...  

Siting criteria not being met because of the facility being located on a
volcano?  Seems like we need to step back and look at the big picture.
Should that volcano erupt, wouldn't the overall environmental impact
from the eruption itself far exceed any impact from the destroyed
(buried?) power plant?  One might even make the same argument for a
catastrophic earthquake in a populated area, although its impact may not
be as global.  Maybe the major risk from siting an expensive nuclear
power plant on a volcano is on the investors only...

-Scott Sorensen
ssorensen@doeal.gov
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