[NukeNet] Nuclear power construction resumed in U.S. last Oct.

[Andy Caffrey]

I haven't heard this from anywhere yet. I just happened to stumble 
upon the news at wikipedia's Watts Bar page:

Unit 2 was about 80% complete when its construction was stopped in 
1988. The official reason given for halting construction was a 
decrease in demand for electricity, but the decision was hailed as a 
victory by anti-nuclear activists. Unit 2 remains partly completed 
(several of its parts being cannibalized for use on other TVA units), 
but on August 1, 2007 the TVA Board approved completion of the unit. 
Construction resumed on October 15, 2007, with the reactor expected 
to begin operation in 2013.[1]

It's also mentioned at IAEA PRIS site:

http://www.iaea.org/programmes/a2/


Hypothetical: What if later this year a huge chunk of Greenland broke 
off and triggered a cracking of West Antarctica enough that we knew 
the 20-year countdown to a 20-year sea level increase had begun as a 
result, Since all of our nuclear power plants are close to bodies of 
water like the sea and river inlets. Would we have to shut the nukes 
all down right now in order to evacuate all of the nuclear materials 
before sea level increases inundated them?

I guess what I'm asking is, how long does it take to shut down a nuke 
and relocate all of the hot materials? Presuming of course, we had a 
place to relocate those materials, how long do you have to cool down 
a plant on site before you can start to move the hottest parts?

Shivering in Radioactive Warmth,

Andy
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