Catastrophic nuclear reactor meltdowns like Fukushima could happen every ten to 20 years - scientists

May 25, 2012 by legitgov

Catastrophic nuclear reactor meltdowns like Fukushima could happen every ten to 20 years, scientists warn --German scientists say meltdown could happen 200 times more often than previously calculated --Researchers call for international phasing out of nuclear energy 24 May 2012 Devastating nuclear reactor meltdowns like those at Chernobyl and Fukushima could happen every decade, according to a disturbing new study. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, fear similar catastrophes could occur around the world every ten to 20 years - 200 times more frequently than previously thought. And they said people in Western Europe have a higher risk than anybody else in the world of being affected by radioactive fallout from such a disaster.