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Diablo Canyon Power Plant could be California's Fukushima (+Video)

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Diablo Canyon Power Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Canyon_Power_Plant
The Last Operating Nuclear Power Plant in California
It Sits On Nearly 900 Beachfront Acres Along the Rural Central Coast in San Luis Obispo County and Surrounded By Fault Lines.

Hosgri Fault Only 3 Miles from Plant.
It Was Discovered In 1971 3 Years After Construction Began on Diablo Canyon.

The US Geological Service Estimated the Hosgri Fault Could Produce a 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake, The Maximum The Plant Is Built To Withstand

Shoreline Fault Run Less Than 2000 Feet From The Reactors
It Was Discovered In 2008 Two Decades After The Plant Opened.

“A Previously Unknown Earthquake Fault Line Running As Close As 2000 Feet From Diablo Canyon’s Two Reactors… Could Cause More Ground Motion During An Earthquake Than The Plant Was Designed To Withstand”
- Union Of Concerned Scientists -

Nearly 500,000 People Lived Within 50 Miles Of The Plant As Of 2010

A Single Earthquake Could Put Them All At Risk Of Nuclear Contamination 

” I’m Frightened That They’re Making Almost The Exact Same Mistake We Saw At Fukushima”
- Daniel Hirsch Lecturer Of Nuclear Policy -

The 2011 Nuclear Disaster Fukushima, Japan Was Caused By An Earthquake And Ensuing Tsunami.

156,000 People Were Displaced Due To The Release Of Radioactive Materials, This Is What The Fukushima Plume Would Look Like In California.

PG&E Operator Of Diablo Canyon, Claims There Is No Basis To The Fukushima Comments

“(Diablo Canyon), Next To The Chernobyl Disaster Is Probably The Most Controversial Nuclear Facility In The World”
- Abalone Alliance -

Despite Decades Of Public Protest Diablo Canyon 
Continues To Supply Electricity To Over 3 Million People

What Really PG&E Says About These Concerns? 
“Diablo Canyon Is A Seismically Safe Facility, Was Built With Earthquake Safety At The Forefront, And Can Withstand The Largest Around Motions, Or Shaking, That Could Be Expected to Be Generated From Any Nearby Faults”
- PG&E Diablo Canyon Operator -

Their License Renewal Application Is Currently Under Review By The Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
If Approved, The Plant Would Be Operational Until 2045

Business Insider 

This nuclear power plant has been dubbed California’s Fukushima 
http://www.businessinsider.com/diablo-canyon-california-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant-earthquake-2015-9

 

 

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    • WhiteyWard

      In north California the Humboldt power plant by Eureka sits in sight of the pacific with three old reactors and full storage ponds. Canister storage and the Caif fault system make these three out of service reactors sisters to the Japanese mess

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