It sits in the middle of Israel’s Negev desert region, far from the Mediterranean seacoast and the possibility of a catastrophic 14 meter high Tsunami like the one which severely damaged the Japanese Fukushima nuclear power plant. It’s also not in nearly as serious an earthquake zone as the Japanese nuke plants. Yet, Israel’s aging and outdated scientific nuclear reactor near the town of Dimona could very well be approaching the possibility of facing a meltdown crisis of its own if the 50 year old cooling system fails to protect the reactor’s nuclear core.
This fear is now being expressed by Professor Uzi Even: “The reactors were built about the same time, 40-50 years ago. In principle, the planning of the reactors is similar. The soft underbelly is the cooling system, which must be operated with great force, even after the reactor is turned out. If there is a breakdown in the cooling system, it will cause the core to collapse. That’s what happened at the Japanese reactors.”
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