Originally Posted By: Russ
I read somewhere that the nuclear power reactors which provide a lot of electricity need the grid to power their coolant pumps. A safeguard so the the very reliable grid would provide for this critical function. If an EMP causes a grid cascade, those pumps get turned off. If that power is not restored quickly, the nuclear blast may be the least of our problems. Fukushima on steroids, here...


Every site has backup power. Fukushima would not have gone the way it did if the tsunami hadn't taken out all the backup power.