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When an earthquake hits a nuclear power plant the plant explodes and releases radiation. People must evacuate within 100-200 miles or less. They must have helicopters fly in the air and put down, Swiss cheese shaped platforms and drop medal rods through the holes. Then the rods absorb the radiation and reduce it. Or they keep on pouring water into the plant, Otherwise there will be a meltdown

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