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How resistent are nuclear power plants against EMP strike?

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Very. Here's a report from the DoE regarding that exact subject. You have to download the PDF file at the bottom but that only takes a second. Effects of nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) on nuclear power plants (Technical Report) An excerpt. read more

Effects of nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) on nuclear power plants (Technical Report) An excerpt. “The most probable effect of EMP on a modern nuclear power plant is an unscheduled shutdown. read more

An EMP, or electromagnetic pulse, can be a potential threat to the United States and the world, that we are not prepared for. It can occur when a high-altitude nuclear weapon is detonated, or through severe space weather such as a solar flare or Coronal Mass Ejection. read more

The plant could be brought to a default condition by preset latch methods that would unlatch only if total power was lost. The rods would lower under gravity power and stop the nuclear action. An attack on controls with EMP would have the unit closed down. read more

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