Originally Posted by John Williams
Wasn't trying to be a dick about it - it's just that listening to the news, you'd think that they were both built on active faults and most people have heard of the biggie. While there are issues with the siting and construction of the Diablo Canyon facility, overall there were significant precautions and engineering that went into both. It bothers me a little when a news anchor seems to imply that nuclear facilities like these are grass huts built by Gilligan on the side of the active volcano. Nothing is earthquake proof - the 9.0 that hit off Japan moved the freaking island. That's some $hit.


I don't know why you have to trash Gilligan, geeze!


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