5 nuclear plants' cooling systems may fail during volcanic eruptions

Five nuclear power plants that have passed safety clearances by Japan's nuclear safety watchdog may be at risk of having their cooling systems crippled during huge eruptions of nearby volcanoes, the watchdog said Monday.The five plants are the Sendai power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Kagoshima Prefecture, the Mihama plant and Oi plant, both in Fukui Prefecture and run by Kansai Electric Power Co., the Ikata plant in Ehime Prefecture run by Shikoku Electric Power Co., and the Genkai plant in Saga Prefecture run by Kyushu Electric.Additional research and data have revealed …READ FULL ARTICLE