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Archive Home > 2011 > September > 02 > U.S. nuclear reactors at risk in quakes

U.S. nuclear reactors at risk in quakes

By Dina Cappiello And Jeff Donn / The Bulletin
September 2, 2011

WASHINGTON — The risk that an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought, 24 times as high in one case, according to an AP analysis of preliminary government data. The nation’s nuclear regulator believes a quarter of America’s reactors may....

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