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Worst-case scenarios consideredMany nuclear plants are located in coastal areas where it is easier to transport needed materials, but some experts are now questioning whether earthquake-prone areas should be avoided.

Experts: Japan’s Nuclear Problems Could Greatly Affect Global Energy Policies 2011

Worst-case scenarios consideredMany nuclear plants are located in coastal areas where it is easier to transport needed materials, but some experts are now questioning whether earthquake-prone areas should be avoided.

Experts: Japan’s Nuclear Problems Could Greatly Affect Global Energy Policies 2011

Mr. Raab hopes so but claims that he would be fine with a career-ending doom-spiral: "Don't worry about it: Worst-case scenario, I come back here and move in with you."

You Can't Go Home Again Nathaniel Friedman 2011

Worst-case scenario, the entire globe is engulfed in bread riots.

Matthew Yglesias » Fama: Bank Failures Could Have Been Sorted Out “In a Week or Two” 2010

Worst-case scenario, he said, Virginia left 12 points (four field goals) on the board.

Mike London: Cavaliers' deficient red zone efficiency 'frustrating' Steve Yanda 2010

Worst-case scenario, she said, Brie would be sent home with some antibiotics and her cough would clear up within a few days.

The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

Worst-case fears also weren't borne out: France avoided the two-notch downgrade S&P had warned of last month.

Europe Hit by Downgrades David Gauthier-Villars 2012

Worst-case scenario, the water gets through, he said.

'A big one': Davenport, Iowa, braces for record flood 2011

Worst-case fears that many borrowers would "strategically" default, walking away from loans worth much more than their houses, haven't materialized, according to the data, he added.

Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Three-Year Low Nick Timiraos 2012

Worst-case scenario, she said, Brie would be sent home with some antibiotics and her cough would clear up within a few days.

The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011