FEMA knew in the 80’s this reactor was a time bomb waiting to happen because of the location it was built on.....earthquake/ tsunami zone on a beach. BTW there was at that time one in California with the exact same problem at that time.
Yes, poor location to start. There needs to be a fail safe method to cool the core if a problem arises.
I like the idea of only building reactors below in elevation of a large cooling water lake of source. Then cooling water could flow simply by gravity if power failed.
Diablo Canyon reactor.
They’re all time bombs waiting to happen. Some sooner than others.
These Japanese reactor backup diesel generators were built to withstand a tsunami (8 meters) but got hit with a 10 meter wave.
Diablo Canyon is a different design. Don’t know its height above the Pacific.