The Uncertainty Factor – Does a New Fault Line Discovery Put Diablo Canyon Power Plant in Jeopardy?
To access this article on-line: http://www.independent.com/news/2010/mar/04/uncertainty-factor/ Thursday, March 4, 2010 An ominous sense of déjà vu afflicts the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, perched along the lip of an otherwise spectacular stretch of coastline 80 miles north of Santa Barbara. In the late ’60s, one year after Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) was first given permission […]
No damage to U.S. Southwest reactors from quake
To access this article on-line: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BU1JC20091231 NEW YORK (Reuters) – A moderate earthquake that rattled both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border caused no damage to nuclear power plants in nearby Arizona and California. However, workers at the Palo Verde nuclear plant in Arizona, about 50 miles west of Phoenix, felt the 5.8-magnitude quake on […]
N. California dodges major damage in 6.5 quake
Mother nature reminding the state that it’s not a good idea to ignore her warnings, or downplay their significance. – Rochelle To access this article on-line: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/09/national/a172520S33.DTL By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer Sunday, January 10, 2010 Residents of a Northern California county gingerly cleaned up Sunday after the area dodged a catastrophe, escaping a […]
UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO BOTH EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS BEING INOPERABLE
Power Reactor Event Number: 45564 Facility: SAN ONOFRE Region: 4 State: CA Unit: [ ] [ ] [3] RX Type: [1] W-3-LP,[2] CE,[3] CE NRC Notified By: STEVE NELSON HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN Notification Date: 12/12/2009 Notification Time: 04:48 [ET] Event Date: 12/12/2009 Event Time: 01:26 [PST] Last Update Date: 12/12/2009 Emergency Class: UNUSUAL EVENT 10 CFR […]
