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Nuke plants on faults may get OK to stay online via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/08/29 by norma field

The government may allow nuclear plants to keep operating even if faults are found beneath them, provided that ground displacements are deemed unlikely to affect their buildings. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency plans new safety rules that OK operations … Continue reading →

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3/11 seabed ruptures rattle quake-fault theory via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/08/24 by norma field

Fault ruptures in the seabed caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 occurred in shallows where two plates meet, calling into question the common notion that fault slips are unlikely, a study says./blockquote> Continue reading at 3/11 … Continue reading →

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