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Friday, October 12, 2012

NRC Says Diablo Canyon is Earthquake Safe

NRC Says Diablo Canyon is Earthquake Safe

KCOY.com - ‎41 minutes ago‎
PG&E first notified the NRC in November 2008 about the Shoreline fault. PG&E provided updated information in 2011 and a team of NRC staff visited the site in October. The team analyzed ground motion from earthquakes the Shoreline fault could potentially ...http://www.kcoy.com/story/19809176/nrc-says-diablo-canyon-is-earthquake-safe
 

Nuclear power plant can withstand earthquakes, NRC finds

Power Engineering Magazine -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) latest analysis of faults near the two-unit, 2,300 MW Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California continues to conclude the plant's design would withstand earthquakes near the site, the federal regulators said ...http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2012/10/nuclear-power-plant-can-withstand-earthquakes-nrc-finds.html
 

NRC: Diablo Canyon Able to Withstand Shoreline Fault -Reuters

Fox Business -
The latest analysis of seismic faults near the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California shows that the coastal reactor could withstand an earthquake along the "Shoreline Fault" identified in 2008, Reuters reported Friday, citing a Nuclear Regulatory ...http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/12/nrc-diablo-canyon-able-to-withstand-shoreline-fault-reuters/
 
 
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