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What will happen when an F5 tornado hits a nuclear power plant?
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June 18th, 2010
The most violent tornadoes, F5 category, have winds in excess of 300 MPH and can pick up automobiles and hurl them like missiles at speeds of over 100 MPH. Strong frame homes are ripped off their foundations and carried through the air like toys. The winds are powerful enough to strip the bark off the trunks of trees. Steel reinforced concrete buildings are heavily damaged. Can we design nuclear power plants that can safely survive this kind of storm, or would we end up with a radioactive tornado after a direct hit?
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