The idea of a nuclear plant at sea, withstand the tsunami

Where is the safest place for nuclear power plants? It looks like it's the sea. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) nuclear power plant design idea suggests a facility built on a flank of water, several miles from the coast.

The proponents of this idea explained that placing nuclear power plants offshore would have some great advantages. The first is that it will not be affected by earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides. The most worrying thing at sea is the tsunami, but the researchers have made sure the survival of the plant. According to them, in deep water, the tsunami will not be large enough to cause significant damage, and earthquakes will only affect the ground. In addition, a floating reactor on the surface of the sea makes it easier to enter the plant, passively cooled, which MIT scientist Jacopo Buongiorno calls an "endless heat."

This idea can be devised to combat natural disasters, but it is itself at risk of introducing some minor dangers to itself. Buongiorno describes when an emergency occurs, the radioactive gases from the plant emit into the ocean, instead of into the air. This helps to protect people living near the plant site from radiation, but the big question is whether it can protect the environment around itself.

Of course, it is still at the idea level, and if it is further developed, it will certainly be safer, and we will have more nuclear power plants that can be controlled in the future. hybrid.