The accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of March 11 quickly worsened and spun out of control because the U.S.-styled design for its emergency power sources had been adopted without modification 40 years ago--a source at Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, told The Asahi Shimbun.
In the U.S. design, emergency power generators are installed underground to guard against tornadoes and hurricanes. The Fukushima plant was, however, swamped when the tsunami rose more than 10 meters above the normal sea level along the coast and knocked out its power...
Asahi News 2011-06-17
http://article.wn.com/view/2011/06/17/Fukushimas_emergency_power_failure_traced_to_US_design/
In the U.S. design, emergency power generators are installed underground to guard against tornadoes and hurricanes. The Fukushima plant was, however, swamped when the tsunami rose more than 10 meters above the normal sea level along the coast and knocked out its power...
Asahi News 2011-06-17
http://article.wn.com/view/2011/06/17/Fukushimas_emergency_power_failure_traced_to_US_design/
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