The NRC has since directed U.S. nuclear plants to re-evaluate seismic risks, and those studies are due by March. The NRC must make safety its highest priority, because earthquakes dont wait for endless studies and I am concerned the NRC is again dithering when action is called for, Boxer said in a statement, referring to Diablo Canyon. The Associated Press reported in August that a senior federal nuclear expert had urged the NRC to shut down the plant until it can determine whether the reactors can withstand shaking from any of several nearby faults not recognized when the plant was constructed decades ago.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:45:51 +0000
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