If you can remember the major tsunami which hit Japan in 2011, you are no doubt aware that it caused a great deal of damage to a very large number of different places and operations. Not the least among these operations were several nuclear power plants, which are already very delicate devices on their best day. After they got rocked by these powerful forces (which have been called walls of water) slamming into them, their maintenance people had to evacuate and many of the plants’ containment measures were seriously damaged.
The businesses which operate in the vicinity of the nuclear plants have a humongous danger of being enveloped in lethal doses of radiation. And since these radioactive atoms could have half lives which could potentially leave them being dangerous for decades or even centuries, any business is going to have to relocate, or face class action lawsuits. Naturally, any kind of service industries which are located near enough to be affected by the radiation (which can also be disbursed on the winds) is going to be far less popular with the tourists.
Another problem which happens when nuclear plants are bombarded with tsunamis is that these plants add another layer to the world’s general fear of nuclear power. While nuclear is not as safe as solar or wind energy (which are as dangerous as, well, sunlight and air), when it is properly controlled it can be an extremely safe and abundant means of extracting electricity from a frequently ignored source.