Saturday, October 13, 2012

NRC report says Diablo Canyon able to withstand Shoreline fault

Reuters: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said its latest analysis of seismic faults near PG&E Corp's Diablo Canyon nuclear station in California showed the coastal plant could withstand an earthquake generated by an offshore fault identified in 2008, according to a statement on Friday. The NRC's report focuses on the latest identified earthquake source, called the "Shoreline fault," just offshore from the plant in San Luis Obispo County, about 183 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Diablo Canyon operator...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/us-utilities-nuclear-pge-idUSBRE89B1CU20121012?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

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