Assuming the world enters a world of sudden shortages/power cuts, than governments MUST start preparing for any nuclear power stations they have running will function without electricity.The Fukushima Daiichi power plant was shut down automatically on March 11 due to the magnitude 8.9 earthquake that hit Japan. The on-site diesel backup generators also shut down about an hour after the event, leaving the reactors without power and thus without the ability to cool down the core. Japanese officials were operating the cooling system via battery power and were flying in batteries by helicopter to keep the temperature regulated, and TEPCO said early March 12 that it has installed a new mobile generator at the plant to enable the cooling system to operate even after the batteries are exhausted.
This terrifying story reminds me how EVERYTHING in our society functions on electricity, without it, chaos collapse and literal radioactive meltdown can occur within days.
