I’m sure they learned a lot from the Fukushima disaster.
For one thing, to make sure the backup generators are placed high enough to avoid flooding.
It’s ridiculous to abandon a technology because of an accident. You learn from the accident and make things better the next time. This is how flying has become the safest form of travel.
Way to go, Japan!
Just look at the amazing things SpaceX has accomplished by learning from their failures. However, I wouldn’t suggest that the nuclear industry follow SpaceX’s fly, fail, iterate, and succeed model too closely. I’m pretty sure the surrounding residents wouldn’t tolerate very many “RUDs” (Rapid Unplanned Dissassembly) from their local nuclear plant.
Exactly. The plant was fine and survived the quake and even initial flood until it got to the generators.
After Hurricane Sandy hit NYC their were cases of hospitals and data centers and other major buildings having power failures. Due to NYC codes, bulk fuel storage could only be in the basement, while the generators were often roof top a mechanical floor just above the lobby. Water flooded the basements and shorted the fuel pumps and the day tanks ran dry. Their was one story of one data center where they formed a bucket brigade to keep things running until the pumps were fixed.
In the aftermath they made changes to move critical eclectic gear, fuel pumps and generators on higher levels so even if they got water in the basements they wouldn’t loose emergency power.
This is how flying has become the safest form of travel.
and then came Boeing.....