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Too many nuclear plants located in tsunami risk zones, say researchers
Japan, China and South Korea have all constructed nuclear power plants in locations that lend themselves to tsunami destruction.

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This GeoEye satellite image shows the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant

This GeoEye satellite image shows the nuclear reactors (labeled) at the Fukushima Daiichi plant after the earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. (Photo: GeoEye)

In March 2011, a devastating earthquake and tsunami set off a partial meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan's coast. A recent study led by European researchers found Fukushima is not alone, as 22 other plants around the world may be similarly susceptible to destructive tsunami waves, with most of them in east and southeast regions of Asia.
 
The 23 facilities on the list (including Fukushima) house a total of 74 nuclear reactors. Thirteen of the plants are active, while the others are either nearing completion or being expanded to house more reactors. The researchers say East and Southeast Asia are at the greatest risk of a nuclear crisis triggered by a tsunami because of the rise of atomic power stations in the region, especially in China, which houses 27 of the world's 64 nuclear reactors currently under construction.
 
"The most important fact is that 19 (two of which are in Taiwan) out of the 27 reactors are being built in areas identified as dangerous," state the authors of the study.
 
Meanwhile, in Japan, seven plants — one of which is currently under construction — are located in zones at risk of a tsunami, and South Korea is now expanding two plants in risk zones, the researchers said.
 
The study, which appears in a recent issue of the journal Natural Hazards, urges energy officials in these countries to consider how they would deal with the potentially far-reaching consequences of a catastrophe.
 
"The location of nuclear installations does not only have implications for their host countries but also for the areas which could be affected by radioactive leaks," study researcher Joaquín Rodríguez-Vidal, of the University of Huelva, told SINC, a Spanish news agency.
 
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  • Waves of Destruction: History's Biggest Tsunamis
  • In Pictures: Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
 
This story was originally written for LiveScience and was reprinted with permission here. Copyright 2012 LiveScience, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved.

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Oddvar Fharaos ... Feb 23 2013 at 4:45 PM

Yes it stabilys it self, when do we got it, The major 10.5 on the Richter
23-FEB-2013 20:58:27 -8.57 127.41 5.2 44 TIMOR REGION, INDONESIA

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Oddvar Fharaos ... Feb 13 2013 at 3:13 PM
Now I warn of the South Indonesia, And it Came Like I told ::13-FEB-2013 05:21:17 -2.99 130.19 5.3 24 SERAM, INDONESIA 13-FEB-2013 11:00:22 -2.92 101.32 5.5 30 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA It is in the route area system that rebuild or Not rebuild or make it clear of the major Quake --The 11.0 on Richter'n but nobody seems to care like 2004-2005- 2006-2010 and 2011 and Even Canada that I warn 3 years before, What, Do we shall have a Major Quake, So funny, it came, How did it goes,,
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In Norway we have a Mountain that we call "Åkerneset" With a Å it just lay there and soon it will have a Major Tons of Lose stone ruch in to the Fjord and it will make Tsunamies the will lift the Fjord 60-70 meters and go in to the wally and kill many Innocent in Norway, But My Government in Oslo Norway say No to stop the Catastrofic and also my Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, say I don't Care about this stupidity like all the other Catastrofic world wide since 30 years ago to this year 2013 Why is that, How is this Possible 200 catastrofic since 1976 up to now, How can this be that we have a Prime MInister that give a DAAAM !!
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Feb 07 2013 at 5:24 AM
07-FEB-2013 00:41:31 1.43 98.93 5.1 83 NORTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA Now I wait on the 10.0-11.0 on the Richter'n, why don't people do nothing, Just sit and wait, Indonesia 2004-2005 was warn in 13 years before and the hole year 2004, But do people do something, oh no, nothing at all, and the worst is my Government of Norway and Kjell Inge Røkke MultiBillionar that steel my money in 1995 that was set to build up the Tsunamies Killier outside Sumatera and stood finish in the year 2000,
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also 4 year still to wait for it's camming, and so, Nothing was done and still I wait on the South area in Indonesia to act with 11.0 on the Richter'n with 50 meters wave-60 meters, but we have the same problem in Norway too, but also here Norway Government sit and wait for it to came the "Åkernese Mountain" area Inside Norway wally with Lovely Fjords and many Cruseship and many people lived in this wally that also was destroy in around 1920, Now they have the same problem, I can fix it, but I don't got the money Now eighter again, this mountain will rais dovn to the Fjord and make a wave and Tsunamies on 60 meter-70 meters and will wash it clean all around and 1000's of people will die and Nobody do nothing Here eighter,, so here we stand in the land of Bad bad Politic that have been killing world wide since Gro Harlem Brundtland that was our worst ever The Armenia 1988 that kill 58 000 and she, Gro Harlem Brundtland got My warning in 1986, also 2 yeras before, and do nothing before after, the day after, she send the Red Cross to count dead people and then she ask them, Thats good come home, bad-bad and all the other take over was Government Bondevik 2001 -2005 and also the worst one Prime Minister og monster Jens Stoltenberg, bad bad-bad !!
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Feb 06 2013 at 2:49 AM

Did somebody feel something; 06-FEB-2013 01:12:23 -10.75 165.09 8.0 6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
It was warn in 3 month ago.. But do somebody listen. NOOOOO, No and No, again and agian,,,!¨The SnakeQuake are here to stay !
Take care My good people ??

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Oddvar Fharaos ... Jan 31 2013 at 2:49 AM

What Do You do when the Poles changes places and the Acses differensy moves apart ????????????????????????????+

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Oddvar Fharaos ... Jan 25 2013 at 11:14 AM
25-JAN-2013 07:01:19 31.91 -94.43 4.8 5 LOUISIANA-TEXAS BORDER REGION 24-JAN-2013 23:25:51 38.56 -119.62 4.0 8 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION 24-JAN-2013 08:21:48 38.56 -119.63 4.0 13 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION 14-JAN-2013 14:55:51 55.06 -134.71 5.6 20 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Do You see were it goes My Friends, where do it open up, The San Andreas rejecting has begin his Tone are You prepear My good people?? And why are not the Iris UTC maked the Monitor to act before insted
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of after all time, I am suprice they are standing by and do nothing of a warning before the big once hit around the world?? The big One in Canada last year I warn 3 years before and all the other like Kobe Japan I warn 5 years before and Indonesia 2004 and 2005 did I warn in 1991 and also the hole year 2004 but nobody did want to listen like always, Do You want all this death to benefit the Human Growing or just don't want to be saving, why is that ??
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Jan 25 2013 at 11:14 AM
25-JAN-2013 07:01:19 31.91 -94.43 4.8 5 LOUISIANA-TEXAS BORDER REGION 24-JAN-2013 23:25:51 38.56 -119.62 4.0 8 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION 24-JAN-2013 08:21:48 38.56 -119.63 4.0 13 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION 14-JAN-2013 14:55:51 55.06 -134.71 5.6 20 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Do You see were it goes My Friends, where do it open up, The San Andreas rejecting has begin his Tone are You prepear My good people?? And why are not the Iris UTC maked the Monitor to act before insted
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of after all time, I am suprice they are standing by and do nothing of a warning before the big once hit around the world?? The big One in Canada last year I warn 3 years before and all the other like Kobe Japan I warn 5 years before and Indonesia 2004 and 2005 did I warn in 1991 and also the hole year 2004 but nobody did want to listen like always, Do You want all this death to benefit the Human Growing or just don't want to be saving, why is that ??
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Jan 05 2013 at 6:21 AM

I will also say this, I have send My warning and ask the Government in Indonesia if they will have build up the Tsunamies Killer, I hope they will do it Now this time ahead before the South area turn in, so we must wait and see if they take Notice of mY warning this time and do the Issue and prevent the 2004 and 2005 on again, we must see ??

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iake Jan 05 2013 at 6:15 AM
Now I wounder why, Now I have send my letters to Indonesia Government again and the China Government that the South area in Indonesia has begin moving on and I warn about the near 11.0 in the Richter scale that will after the Indonesia 2004 that I warn in 13 years before, also in 1991 and the hole year 2004 before it hit, Nobody listen even when they had 6 month before the 9,3 on the Rihter Scale that I draw up before the 26.12-2004 and My warning about the Second of Eastern 2005 also in Indonesia
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where 1308 was kill and the 2006 and Vulcano 2010 where the thermaFog kill with it's 2100 degree, Nobody care, Now we see a New Falce film about the Indonesia 2004, why make this second film that don't deal with the thruth in the hole Issue insted they make bad movies that tell wrong storrys and in this way they kill more people, it's a sleepy bad and wrong and falce film,,why not now begin to take Catastrofic seriously insted of all this Nonsens;; I also have warn in China about the Yunnan and Sichuan Provinse that will get hard system agian this year and the SnakeQuake that begin in 2011 and will bring many bad storrys during this years to came, and nobody do nothingh, My Government that talk about this nonsens with their RIO 2012 and Kyoto 2002 that is the worst ever in their stupidness ever, Norway bigggest waist ever, and They are so happy to waist 600 billions to use to nothing AND this has killes 2 milliion people and toghter with UN and Gro Harlem Bruntland that is our worst Prime Minister ever That I came back to later, Els have a Good New Year !! Fharaos of Norway Norway
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Jan 05 2013 at 5:55 AM
Phillippinenes now again, warn in long time before, why nobody do nothing about it, I am suprise of the No Inovation, no Infrastructur and no creation to provent the damage the objesy in this area now again, My Government in Norway have stop my possibillity to send discution out in Norwegian New and Media system, I wounder why, and in the New Year speak My Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg have many time try to shut My woise dovn, and many time Norway Inspectors in Leadership in the policearea and
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Justic in Oslo, so what is he afraid of, The Truth ????
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Dec 10 2012 at 9:29 AM
Norway Nobels Peace Commitee has done it again with Torbjørn Jagland leadership, stupidity of the worst ever,EU that are the blame of Moneycrises togehter with USA, and again we saw the Price that did go to EU are the same if they had given it To Hitler Him self !! More stupidity now from the Norway Commitee now that has woiletly rape the Nobels Pice Price 8 years up to now,,It cant get more stupid than this ! But Good Chrismas and a Good New Year to came,,perhaps it can be Normality in the end,
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But I wounder !!
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Dec 07 2012 at 11:37 PM
Now all comment the 21.12-2012, it is not and has not been drawn dovn from the Maya, It is the Little Christmas also the 23.12-2012. time 23.12. But it is the overcamming not the END, it's the reason to see the Falsness in Norway Government 2011 and 2012 it say that all stupidity and false people must stand and take the blame for all foul and trouble they have done to others, and many have, They who don't do it, must take what came ! But we now see the Australian Prime Minister talk of the camming
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World ends, Armageddon, it is not, but why even bother talk out from a leader in a Country, why, why have she used 200 million in Clima and Miliue, a waist of money again, she didn't take notice of the water flow in 2011 that kill people that I warn long time before, and I told Her what to do, did she, NOOOOO, NOOO, so why the Maya tell us is the 23.12-2012. time 23.12 is the New camming, the new wave, the New Progress, the New innovation the New Infrastructur, the New possibillitys and the NEW world to create the more understanding and the Globle right for all Human Rights and the Issue of the NEW Possibillity to even more understanding of the next generation of this Mother Earth !! Have a MARRY MARRY CRISTMAS and a VERY HPPY NEW YEAR and Years to came ! I say it only; Take care and do the good thing, watch over Your Nabours if needed and GOD* Bless to all Human race. Sincerely Fharaos of Norway Norway..
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Dec 07 2012 at 11:22 PM
Why doesen't Japan want my help, I warn in KOBE 1995 Quake in 1990 and they say, No we take care of our own trouble, do they? Noooo, Nooo, then now again Quakes and Tsunamies 2011 that I warn in in 2006 and have E-mail to go Good for it, and again the bigger Quake system is on their way and it hit Now again, But the new Quake system that I sat name on 2010 that will came 2011 and 2012, The "SnakeQuakes" and still nobody want to know, it's strange, and NOw the DOHO stupidty among the Norway MiliueMinister
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talk nonsens about Kyoto2, is it the new Toilet in the backjard or what, It has nothing to do with the Climat Change og system to do, the Kyoto1 where Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland makes the new Corruption in the world and to Use for Her self and UN that has done nothing since 1950, why is that??
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Dec 05 2012 at 1:40 PM
And again our Norwegian Government MiliueMinister and Belona stupidity again give a sertain man of the Phillippinnes trouble again, over 200 kill, the Meeting in SaudiArabia now say "Oh no we don't care about this people, weonly talk about Climaet Kyoto Nonsens 2002 and Rio stupidity 2012 and Now in Saudi Araibia, Why not start the warning and saftyProgram world wide, No we are happy about what it is nOw , why, shall Norway Government waist so many bilion on nonsens again and again true the UN and
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Monkey Moon that never has done nothing around the world since 1950 Why is that, He travel in His helicopter and look, and then go home and think about it, why not NOW begin to do something before the big trouble around the world apear ??
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Nov 25 2012 at 7:14 AM
When we now waiting on the 10 in the Qauke Richter Scale, "SnakeQuake" system that I was the man that give it the name and are the first to deal with it, and have since 1970 up to now has right, the only man that have right in warning before all catasrofic in the world, that nobody take notise of, why I wounder and when they all talk about the Maya wrong 21.12-2012, that the right is 23.12-2012,,and it is not a End of time, but the new area like I also say that also got he truth that I told all Government
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also Norway in 2007 about the Money crises 2008-2009-2010 and 2011 and 2012 and into middle 2013, and all say, Oh no, we will not have this Moneycrises, I told them also that I could help Greek and Spain and they in EU that have the problem, but no, Mercel and Co say no to creat the system that could have stop it all in 2007, so why don't they have some interest to creat the Safty Sysyem in the world in all area, like also warning about the camming Catastrofic world wide, why not give it a try to be effectiv to create the Issue the provent the trouble and Catastrofic world wide before it came and do teh damage world wide, The USA New York that now this year had 2 big storm and do nothing about it before it has past, then they run around taking stupidity, but it seems out that this is the deal world wide, nothing is change in leaders Stupidity world wide, we wait and hope for the best, why ?? Japan Tsunamies that was warn in 6 years before, did they do something about it, No, NOOOO, they wait, and we saw all what happend, the same in Kobe. 1995 that I warn in 1990 and again also 5 years before, the 17 janauary 1995,, why is it so, I am not suprise, this is the leaderstile in Norway Government like world wide Government, like Indonesia 2004-2005 and 2006 and 2010 and all warn in 13 years before, also in 1991, so why is it so all the false people, dies take for frood and MoneyCorruption and lost Job, goes in jail and so on,,Perhaps the worlds 23.12-2012 tell it all, when all rubish like TV2 and Storm.no in Norway begin to see the reality not all this nonsens they intill now has guulp up Bad Media in Norway and lot of stupidness !! But Habe a Great Christmast and a Happy Happy New Year people of the world : Fharaos Of Norway Norway. 3053 Steinberg..
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Oct 25 2012 at 6:43 AM

Do You remember 1883 Krakatoa Vulcan, Tambora, Søndag 26.August 1883, Time 15.00 ??
Do You remember Sumatera 2004 09.00 Christmas 26.12-2004 ?
And do You remember 2005,second Eastern,1308 kill by the last Tsunamies in the Icland ??
Do You remember 2006 and Vulcano 2010.??
Do we remember, Take notoise, or is it that we Just want to forget it all, Intill it HIIITT AGAIN My friends ??

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Oddvar Fharaos ... Oct 18 2012 at 2:19 AM
Hello again My good people !! Now we saw the SnakeQuake hit strait outside Tansmania that was expected, I'm so proud of my self, again, But Not the USGS, USA Seismic Monitor,,They must wait intill after the Quake hit, and I also was the first that set up the name and Quakes with name" SnakeQuake" , again, this Quake on the 18-OCT-2012 01:27:15 -54.27 143.92 5.7 10.1 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND It will pas Your area and turn up south Indonesia, if not the mover hit something under Your area and give
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the big HIT, But Now again, we can do something about it, but not the people that work with Seismic, Nooo, they don't knoooow a Nooothiing at all, so why do they keep on doing,Like This; Now the Hit of a catastrofic Quake,Then the USGS, waik up, after it has been catastrofic, and Say; Oh, we have a major Qauke in a area out there! Why, dosent they, tell Before, like I do it ?? when they have for so many year just follow the Monitor, why, not now tell up before the Monitor talk !! Like I do, and My SnakeQuake, That they know nothing about!! Capice ??Why after people, why People of the world,why after??
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Oddvar Fharaos ... Sep 25 2012 at 7:25 AM
Strange !- while I provent and say to Japan in 2006, You are doomed if You not buld up your Tsunameis walls and warn of the 2011 EarthQuakes and Tsunamies in 2006 and also 1 year before 3 month before and week before, do they do nothing about it , NOOOOOOO, NO, nothing at all, same it was in Kobe. Japan 1995, I warn them in 1990, also 5 years before, like the Indonesia Christmas 2004 and Eastern 2005, this I warn in 13 years before and the daam hole year 2004 i try to tdell My Government in Oslo,
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Norway, and the PAGASA was told in 1994 and do nothing about it, Haiti was warn 1 years ahead, did they do something, NOO, they do nothing about it, why, Christ Churtch New Zealand 2010, was warn, My Government members was there, and diden't do nothing, why, ask Them `?_ Then Sichuan Provins 2008 was warn, nobody do nothing about it,, then all the other's 40 catastrofic that nobody care about, Pakistan 2005 08.10- 90.000 dead, the New Orleans 2005, was warn in in 2004, year before, nobody do nothing, why, FEMA group say before Christmas 2004, Oh, Yes they shall contact me soon, did they ,, NOOOOO, no nada, Njet, nobody, all say, ahh, why bother, it goes away, did it, oh NOOO it didn't !! why is it so people.. read my WEB side
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