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There is an LA Times article that claims that the California nuclear power plants are safer because of 3-Mile Island. The San Onofre nuclear power plant is pretty much at sea level, just like Fukushima. They claim to have a 30 foot "
tsunami-wall", but I can't see it from the freeway when I am driving to/from San Diego.
... googling ...
Okay, the San Onofre is on a bluff, so it's not at sea level. Sea water cooling is also a part of the San Onofre design :
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Unlike many pressurized water reactors, but like some other seaside facilities in Southern California, the San Onofre plant uses seawater for cooling, and thus lacks the iconic large cooling towers typically associated with nuclear generating stations. However, changes to water-use regulations may require construction of such cooling towers in the future to avoid further direct use of seawater. Limited available land next to the reactor would likely require the towers to be built on the opposite side of the Interstate 5 highway.
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