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The characteristic feature of a karst is the likelihood  of caves and caverns. It is not that one cannot build on it, but it is prudent to see if there is a big cavern beneath your building site, especially if it is a nuclear reactor. If you have solid limestone all the way down to shale or granite you would be good to go. But if there is a big cavern or water filled void 500 feet down, not so much. And I was referring to Germany, but the same kind of geology in Florida gives rise to sinkholes, which would also be highly undesirable as a feature under a nuclear reactor.

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by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Fri Mar 25th, 2011 at 11:29:49 PM EST
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