Tag Nuclear meltdown

No Earthquake Emergency Plans in Nuclear Plant. California!

As the world’s attention remains focused on the nuclear calamity unfolding in Japan, American nuclear regulators and industry lobbyists have been offering assurances that plants in the United States are designed to withstand major earthquakes. But the emergency plan for…

Nuclear Meltdown and its Effects.Video.

A nuclear meltdown is an informal term for a severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating. The term is not officially defined by theInternational Atomic Energy Agency[1] or by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.[2] A meltdown occurs when a severe…