Tag Archives: Earthquake

Why a Likely Natural Event Could Cause Nuclear Reactors to Melt Down and Our Grid to Crash via AlterNet

Posted on 2012/02/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

here are nearly 450 nuclear reactors in the world, with hundreds more either under construction or in the planning stages. There are 104 of these reactors in the USA and 195 in Europe. Imagine the havoc it would wreak on … Continue reading →

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New Risks for Nuclear Plants via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2012/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear reactors in the central and eastern U.S. face previously unrecognized threats from big earthquakes, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday. Experts said upgrading the plants to withstand more substantial earth movements would be costly and could force some to … Continue reading →

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Earthquake does little to shake US town’s nuclear faith via The Economic Times

Posted on 2011/09/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MINERAL: In a village of about 500 where nearly everyone knows someone who works at the local nuclear plant, the recent historic earthquake created more punch lines than new concerns about the safety of their community. More than a week … Continue reading →

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4 S.C. reactors may need upgrades to better withstand quakes via The State

Posted on 2011/09/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By DINA CAPPIELLO and JEFF DONN – The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The risk that an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought, 24 times as high in one case, according … Continue reading →

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Nuclear plants at high risk from quakes via APP.com

Posted on 2011/09/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON — The risk that an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought, 24 times as high in one case, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data.The nation’s nuclear … Continue reading →

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Earthquake moved massive nuclear storage casks at North Anna via Richmond Times-Dispatch

Posted on 2011/08/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Earthquake moved massive nuclear storage casks at North Anna By: PETER BACQUÉ | Richmond Times-Dispatch Published: August 31, 2011 Last week’s central Virginia earthquake caused 25 spent-fuel storage casks — each weighing 115 tons — to move on their concrete … Continue reading →

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