From the Asheville Citizen-Times:
An educational forum on nuclear policy and the disposal of nuclear waste is taking place at 8 tonight in the Humanities Lecture Hall at UNC Asheville.
Relevant information, via loyal reader Clark, is that two of the nuclear reactor sites on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s top ten list of sites at risk of earthquake damage are within 60 miles or so of Asheville.
From midlandsconnect.com:
As radiation continues to leak in Japan following explosions and fires at several tsunami-devastated reactors, data from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shows several nuclear facilities in South Carolina are among the nation’s most at risk for earthquake damage.
South Carolina has four operational nuclear power plants, and a majority of the state’s population lives within 50 miles of a nuclear facility.
From pittsburghlive.com:
Here are the 10 nuclear power sites with the highest risk of suffering core damage from an earthquake, showing their NRC risk estimates based on 2008 and 1989 geological data.
1. Indian Point 3, Buchanan, N.Y.: 1 in 10,000 chance each year.
2. Pilgrim 1, Plymouth, Mass.: 1 in 14,493.
3. Limerick 1 and 2, Limerick, Montgomery County: 1 in 18,868.
4. Sequoyah 1 and 2, Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. 1 in 19,608
5. Beaver Valley 1, Shippingport, Beaver County: 1 in 20,833.
6. Saint Lucie 1 and 2, Jensen Beach, Fla.: 1 in 21,739.
7. North Anna 1 and 2, Louisa, Va.: 1 in 22,727.
8. Oconee 1, 2 and 3, Seneca, S.C.: 1 in 23,256.
9. Diablo Canyon 1 and 2, Avila Beach, Calif.: 1 in 23,810.
10. Three Mile Island, Middletown, Dauphin County: 1 in 25,000.
Source: Nuclear Regulatory Commission