Category Archives: Earthquake

Update on Diablo Canyon: Senate committee to hold hearings on closure

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Robert Singleton

Yesterday, I told you that the former NRC resident inspector at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is calling for the facility to be closed over seismic concerns. Today, closure may be one step closer. According to an Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Former NRC resident inspector says Diablo Canyon should be closed over earthquake concerns

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Robert Singleton

As Northern California begins to recover from a 6.0 magnitude earthquake, a former resident inspector is calling for the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant until the facility’s ability to withstand a major earthquake can be assessed. The … Continue reading →

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Breaking news: 6.3 earthquake strikes Mexican state of Veracruz, home to Mexico’s nuclear power plant

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Robert Singleton

The Yucatan Times reported today: A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook much of eastern Mexico on Tuesday July 29th, 2014, a few minutes before 6 in the morning, but there were no reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological … Continue reading →

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Seismologist says today’s 6.8 earthquake is an aftershock from 2011’s massive earthquake, warns of more to come

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Robert Singleton

The Borneo Post reported today: Seismologists said an earthquake that struck near Japan’s shuttered Fukushima nuclear site early yesterday was an aftershock of the tremor that sparked 2011’s deadly tsunami, and warned of more to come. The strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake … Continue reading →

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This just in: 6.8 earthquake, minor tsunami hit Fukushima region

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Robert Singleton

  The Bangkok Post just reported: A minor tsunami hit large swathes of northeastern Japan early Saturday, including in a city near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, after a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s Pacific coast. There … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: Earthquake felt on-site at Arizona nuke, Fitness for Duty failures in Pennsylvania and Tennessee, alarm failure reported in Illinois and high winds felt at Iowa nuke

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Robert Singleton

Some items from this week’s Events Notification Report page on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s website: 1. On Saturday night, Arizona’s Palo Verde nuclear power declared an Unusual Event after an earthquake was felt on-site. The shaking was the result of … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: An electrical issue shuts down a reactor in New Hampshire, a leak causes an Illinois reactor to coast to a stop, a Louisiana reactor loses emergency sirens and an earthquake hits a shuttered nuke in California

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Robert Singleton

Some items from today’s Event Notification Report: 1. Early this morning, as operators were ramping down the sole reactor at New Hampshire’s Seabrook nuclear power plant for refueling, the reactor shut itself down and initiated an emergency feedwater activation. The … Continue reading →

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New report on March 2011 Fukushima disaster says much of water pumped into system never reached reactor cores

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Robert Singleton

Japan’s Asahi Shimbun reported today: Fire engines were used in a desperate, and ultimately futile, attempt to pump water to cool overheating reactors during the early phase of the 2011 Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant disaster, Tokyo Electric Power … Continue reading →

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Breaking news: 5.6 earthquake near Iran nuclear plant

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Robert Singleton

ABC just posted an AP report: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 has struck a town in southern Iran near a nuclear power plant. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor struck Thursday afternoon some 14 kilometers (8.7 … Continue reading →

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Japan hit by 5.5 magnitude earthquake; No immediate reports of damage to crippled Fukushima reactors, fuel pools

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Robert Singleton

This just in from Reuters: An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Sunday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no irregularities at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. … Continue reading →

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