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Originally Posted by martyh
not really a reason not to build them though is it
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It's a very good reason to not build them. The UK is very densely populated compared to many countries, so an accident could mean many 1000's of people having to be evacuated, and a whole region becoming uninhabitable.
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Originally Posted by martyh
I think we are a few hundred thousand years away from having to worry about earthquakes, tsunamis and tornados on a regular basis .Geographically speaking the British Isles are very stable
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Where on earth did you get that from???
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Originally Posted by Sirius
When were they and can you provide a link to that evidence
I would be interested to see which of those affect the UK and are large enough to create tidal waves or capable of shaking concrete reinforced building to the ground in the UK. Considering the standards that any nuclear reactor building will need to be built to any earthquakes would need to be a pretty dam big ones. I don't think we have seen one large enough in the UK yet.
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If you have the documentary channels, and you have a Tivo, then search for earthquake, and I'm sure it will come up with some results. Although I don't know how long you will have to wait to view them again.
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Originally Posted by martyh
I think we are a few hundred thousand years away from having to worry about earthquakes, tsunamis and tornados on a regular basis .Geographically speaking the British Isles are very stable
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You think!!!! But the truth is that you don't have a clue about it do you?
I also thought that the UK was quite stable (with the exception of the odd tremmor). Then after watching the documentary I was shocked to see the evidence of huge earthquakes. And to hear about the chances of them happening again.