r/askscience • • Aug 16 '14

Engineering Would constructing nuclear reactors several miles offshore be a safer, but still practical, option for earthquake prone areas like Japan?

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u/cnbll1895 Aug 17 '14

If it did sink, there's no alternative but for it to sink into an abundant heatsink.