I am truly sorry to say that I think we all must start paying close attention to the situation at the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant in Virginia.
From the interpid ENENEWS.COM a few of the latest headlines:
ENENEWS.COM
Virginia nuke plant “venting steam” — Spokesman says “no release of radioactive material” (VIDEO) August 23rd, 2011 at 11:33 PM
- North Anna Power plant reactors shuts down — 5 pm, WAVY, …Read More
ABC News: Virginia nuke plant has to “go to the backup to the backup” power supply — “That doesn’t sound good” (VIDEO) August 23rd, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- Diane Sawyer interviews Michio Kaku, ABC News, August 23, 2011:
Nuclear reactors at quake-hit Virginia nuke plant are “sitting on a fault line” August 23rd, 2011 at 06:25 PM
- Sitting on a fault line, Free Lance-Star, March 16, 1991:
Emergency diesel generator fails at Virginia nuke plant hit by 5.9 quake August 23rd, 2011 at 05:47 PM
- 2 nuclear reactors taken offline after Va. quake, AP, August 23, …
Company admits Virginia nuke plant only designed to withstand a magnitude 5.9 – 6.1 earthquake — Today’s quake was 5.9 August 23rd, 2011 at 04:29 PM
- Lake Anna Reactor Ranked 7th most At-Risk for Earthquake Damage, NBC …
Virginia nuke plant has lost offsite power after quake, generators being used to cool reactors — “As far as we know, everything is safe” says NRC August 23rd, 2011 at 03:43 PM
- Virginia Nuclear Plant Loses Power After Quake, Wall Street Journal, August …
I hope I am not violating diary standards because I am not editorializing or adding any content. Honestly I'd rather not editorialize or add anything right now. Let's just pay close attention and share what we learn.