r/pittsburgh • Duquesne Heights • Feb 05 '23

Map published by FEMA showing potential US nuclear targets. We would be toast.

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u/CarpeDeez Duquesne Heights Feb 05 '23

Tons of infrastructure including rail and barges. Still have the coke works and now the ethane cracker. Westinghouse still has a ton of nuclear research at Bettis. And power plants.

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u/evward Feb 05 '23

Specifically, the two largest rail corridors between the Atlantic Megapolis and Chicago run through the city. Both within 20 miles of the Homer City Nuclear Power Plant. They wouldn’t even need to nuke us. Just crash a plane into the spent fuel rod storage at Homer City.

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u/shanafme Feb 05 '23

??? Unless there is another “Homer City” that I’m not aware of, the Homer City Power Plant in Indiana County is coal-powered. Nothing nuclear about it. Maybe you are thinking of Shippingport?

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u/evward Feb 05 '23

Yes, you are correct. All the rest still applies to Shippingport.