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They should be plugged into the grid to reduce our risk of an EMP (more likely from the sun) killing 90% of us.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/new-em...

Nature is periodic, take it seriously: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event

Washington Examiner looks like the landing spot for an ad you would get on Facebook. I strongly doubt 90% of the world would die from that. It would be bad sure, but humans are resourceful.

A more reasonable article-

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-studies-warn-...

“ In seven days, the over 100 nuclear power reactors run out of emergency power and go Fukushima, spreading radioactive plumes over the most populous half of the United States. ”

I didn’t see in the article, but why can’t the nuclear power plants shut down well before they ‘go Fukushima’?

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