Nuclear Accident Is Long-Feared "Station Blackout"

“The type of accident that is occurring in Japan is known as the station blackout: loss of off-site AC power–power lines are down–and then a subsequent failure of emergency power on-site, the diesel generators. The station blackout has been one of the great concerns for decades.” Physicist Ken Bergeron, speaking on March 12 during a press briefing. He worked on nuclear reactor accident analysis at Sandia National Laboratories.

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Nuclear Accident Is Long-Feared "Station Blackout"