Experts concerned about earthquake potential at WA's only
nuclear plant Geologists have discovered that the
area around Hanford is riddled with faults and that one of
the state's most dangerous and volatile faults cuts right
through the region. By Chris Hansen, iFiberOne, July
25, 2019
Are We Safer Now?
The
Future of Nuclear Power in the Northwest 3.5 Years After
Fukushima. Presentation by Dr. Edwin Lyman, Senior
Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists, October 2014
(Power Point slide show)
Audio presentation to accompany the slide show
(starts at about 2:20)
Nukequake: The
Columbia Generating Station is a Seismic Timebomb
By Gar Smith, Earth Island Journal,
June 18, 2014 (PDF)
Earthquake Risks Have Been Underestimated
at Columbia Generating Station (formerly known as WPPSS Nuclear Plant #2)
A local geologist examining existing knowledge of the
seismic activity on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the
Mid-Columbia basin has concluded that the earthquake
standards set for the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear
power plant are significantly lower than should be
required. Physicians for Social Responsibility,
November 2, 2013
Report 1 and
Report 2 on Hanford Earthquake Risks
By Terry Tolan,
consulting geologist, October 31, 2013
Attachments to Report #2:
Figure 1,
Figure 3,
Figure 4
Hanford nuke plant's earthquake risk underestimated, group
says A new report says earthquake
risks were seriously underestimated when the state’s only
commercial nuclear-power plant was built almost 30 years ago
on the Hanford nuclear reservation. By
Sandi Doughton, Seattle Times, November 1, 2013
