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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Solar Panels for Backup Power at Nuclear Plants

Solar Panels for Backup Power at Nuclear Plants
Nashua NH (SPX) May 31, 2011 - The Foundation for Resilient Societies, a citizen group dedicated to protection of critical infrastructure against natural disasters, has proposed solar panels and other high-reliability power sources to supply backup cooling for spent fuel pools at nuclear plants. Because solar panels do not require ongoing maintenance and continual resupply of fuel, this would contribute toward making spent fu ... more

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