9/1/2011 4.2 earthquake rumbles across Los Angeles

Source: AP and CBS
Date: September 1, 2011 5:20 PM

(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - A magnitude-4.2 earthquake and aftershocks rattled nerves across the Los Angeles region Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
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Editor's Note: The nearest nuclear power plant I could find was the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station which is 60 miles SE of Los Angeles.

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9/2/2011 Earthquake risk to nuclear reactors greater than thought

Source: AP via pal-item.com
Date: 9/2/2011
by: Dina Cappiello and Jeff Donn

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 need modifications to make them safer.
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