"You might think that the two plants in fault-lined California would be the most vulnerable. You'd be wrong. The riskiest California reactor is ninth on the list. Surprisingly, the eight that rank above it are all located east of the Mississippi—in Massachusetts and Virginia and South Carolina and New York and elsewhere. Number one is a stunner.
So here's a look at the ten U.S. nuclear reactors most at risk of having a core damaged by an earthquake. The odds generated by the NRC take into consideration two main factors: the chance of a serious quake, and the strength of design of the plant. They also factor the changes in USGS data from 1989 to 2008".........view them here
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