Seismic Testing of California’s Nuke Plants Blocked


By environmental groups:




This is really crazy. After seeing what happened in Japan, I can’t believe there’s any argument against this testing. I’m all for nuclear power, but we have a nuclear power industry that because of regulation is stuck in the past. Our understanding of earthquakes and geology is exponentially greater than when these plants were built. Why would any environmentalist be against the testing?

And from a practical point, if I’m an greenie against nuclear power, the quickest way to get a plant shut down is to prove its been built in an unsafe geologic area and not through some drawn-out legal process under the guise of saving a few otters.

These studies need to be done now, and if need be, the Navy should step in and conduct the tests as losing a nuclear power plant in an earthquake is a real national security (and environmental) concern. We need to know which plants are safely located and which are not.


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