Green Options » Southeastern United States http://greenoptions.com/tag/southeastern-united-states Posts tagged 'Southeastern United States' Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:51:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Water Shortage Could Dry Up Nuclear Power Plants in Southeast http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/01/23/water-shortage-could-dry-up-nuclear-power-plants-in-southeast/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/01/23/water-shortage-could-dry-up-nuclear-power-plants-in-southeast/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:51:30 +0000 Max Lindberg http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/01/23/water-shortage-could-dry-up-nuclear-power-plants-in-southeast/ nuclear-power-plant.jpgWe’ve all read about the drought in America’s Southeast, and if it doesn’t let up very quickly, some nuclear power stations may have to either cut back operations or shut down temporarily because of a lack of water.

An Alabama reactor had to shutdown for a brief period in the summer, and officials in the Southeast now say it is becoming a crisis.

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