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Noel7
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Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Quake Sensors Had Been Removed Around Virginia Nuclear Plant

‎08-23-2011 08:15 PM

I remember a few people were questioning the safety of East Coast nuclear plants soon after the recent quake/tsunami in Japan.

The report below says the North Anna plant shut down today was built to withstand a quake of 5.9 to 6.1.

That's too close, if not right on the mark.

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A nuclear power plant that was shut down after an earthquake struck central Virginia Tuesday had seismographs removed in 1990s due to budget cuts.

U.S. nuclear officials said that the North Anna Power Station, which has two nuclear reactors, had lost offsite power and was using diesel generators to maintain cooling operations after an 5.9 earthquake hit the region.

The North Anna plant, which was near the epicenter of Tuesday's quake, is reportedly located on a fault line.

Update: Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) Senior Scholar Bob Alvarez told the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) that the North Anna plant was built to withstand a 5.9-6.1 quake.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/23/virginia-nuclear-plant-had-quake-sensors-removed-due-to-budge...

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