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So just out of curiosity, does GE have any liability since they built all those reactors?

Or does "earthquake" get them out of any responsibility?

Any GE Mark I's on the west coast on the USA?



The reactors didn't fail; the site did. If the backup generators and power grid didn't fail, there wouldn't have been any issue. It's well known that you can't just unplug a nuclear power plant and have it shut down safely.


You can find a list of Boiling Water Reactors here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_boiling_water_reactors




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