As sea levels rise, the future of nuclear power sinks deeper

Award-winning environmental journalist, John Vidal, has written a powerful piece about sea-level rise under climate change and how coastal nuclear power plants are likely to cope (or not) under these conditions. Are sea walls adequate? Does it make sense to build new nuclear plants on shorelines? Vidal found that at least 100 U.S., European and Asian nuclear power stations built just a few meters above sea level could be threatened by serious flooding caused by accelerating sea-level rise and more frequent storm surges. How many more Fukushimas are we likely to see? Read his article on the Beyond Nuclear International website.