TEPCO: Active fault found in seabed off nuclear plant (Dec. 7, 2007)
The Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Wednesday said it found a 23-kilometer-long active fault in the Sea of Japan off the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which was damaged in the Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake in July. According to TEPCO, the fault was found in the seabed about 18.5 kilometers from the shore […]
USGS Shoreline Fault graph
2010-01_10 USGS Shoreline Fault graph
DCPP Seismic Hazard Update (2007 –2013) – Shoreline Fault Evaluation
Lloyd Cluff & Norm Abrahamson PG&E Geosciences 2009 progress briefing January 5, 2010 For the full Power Point Presentation as PDF file: 2010-01_05 Shoreline frault brief PGE to NRC
NRC – SUMMARY OF JANUARY 5, 2010, MEETING WITH PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY REGARDING SHORELINE FAULT
On January 5, 2010, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and representatives of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the licensee) at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. PG&E provided a status of the efforts to estimate and constrain the […]
Summary of Shoreline Fault Lloyd Cluff and Norman Abrahamson PG&E Geosciences Department June 10, 2009
2009-06_08 PGE Shoreline fault slide show
NRC – DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 -NRC PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF POTENTIAL SHORELINE FAULT
On November 14, 2008, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E, the licensee) notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that preliminary results from ongoing studies by PG&E and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicate that there is a zone of seismicity that could indicate the presence of a fault approximately 15 kilometers (km) in length, located […]
The Geology of Diablo Canyon – A Photo Documented Tour
From the Santa Maria Times – April 15, 2010 Shake out some honest investigation Ralph Bishop – Santa Maria Our fault? Whose fault? It (“Our own fault”, April 8) became PG&E’s fault when their initial substandard geological survey allowed the placement of their facility in an area of bedrock riddled with a chaotic network of interconnected […]
How shaky is Diablo’s ground?
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/03/09/1060733/viewpoint-how-shaky-is-diablos.html Published: Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2010 Viewpoint: How shaky is Diablo’s ground? By Rochelle M. Becker The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has spent years participating in state oversight meetings to monitor California’s concern over dependence on aging reactors located within 3 miles of two active earthquake faults, and the completion of state-required studies to resolve […]
MARKEY REQUESTS GAO INVESTIGATION INTO NUCLEAR PLANT SAFETY, LICENSING PROCESS
For Immediate Release Contact: Daniel Reilly March 8, 2010 202-225-2836 http://markey. house.gov Lawmaker: “Nuclear Renaissance Requires Public Confidence” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, today announced his request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) commence a thorough review of the adequacy of nuclear reactor safety regulations […]
