PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, in background. California. Photo source: ©© Mike Baird
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California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant will close by 2025 under an accord announced Tuesday, ending three decades of safety debates that helped fuel the national anti-nuclear power movement.
The facility, which sits along a bluff on California’s central coast, supplies 9% of the state’s power…
Read Full Article, Guardian UK
Plan Approved to Find Faults Near Diablo Canyon, California, SB Independent, (09-05-2012)
Why We Build Nuclear Power Stations in Earthquake Zones? (03-2011)
If more Fukushimas are to be avoided, we have to start by understanding the real risk of risk.
Calif. Utility to Retire Troubled San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant, CBS News (06-07-2013)
The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast is closing after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby…
As Sea Levels Rise, Are Coastal Nuclear Plants Ready? National Geographic (12-16-2015)
Safety concerns have stoked opposition to nuclear. Reactors can’t operate safely without uninterrupted power and vast amounts of cool water, which is why they’re often located near coastlines, rivers, and lakes…
How Rising Seas Could Sink Nuclear Plants On The East Coast, Huffington Post (05-21-2014)
East coast earthquake reveals faults in nuclear emergency planning; Guardian UK (08-24-2011)
The largest earthquake to hit the East Coast of the United States in 67 years reveals faults in nuclear emergency planning raising added concerns about the safety of the country’s nuclear power plants…
Japan Underestimated Tsunami Hazard For Nuclear Sites, UN Experts Find; UN News Centre (06-02-2011)
Map of USA Power Reactor Sites. Image source: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
