Flooding at a Florida Nuclear Plant - Union of Concerned Scientists

Flooding at a Florida Nuclear Plant - Union of Concerned Scientists: Role of Regulation in Nuclear Plant Safety #5

St. Lucie Unit 1 began operating in 1976. From the beginning, it was required by federal regulations to be protected against flooding from external hazards. After flooding in 2011 led to the meltdown of three reactors at Fukushima Dai-ichi in Japan, t