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Important new USGS report does not bode well for US nuke industry:

“. . . . A new paper by Sherrod and Richard Blakely accepted for publication May 2 highlights compelling new evidence that the Yakima Fold and Thrust belt may be much more seismically active than long thought. If true, these findings could reshape assumptions used in assessments of nuclear safety, just as regulators try to reassess the controversial energy source in the wake of the March 11 Tohoku earthquake in Japan.  . . . “

http://spot.us/pitches/857-digging-into-wa-nuclear-plant-seismic-risks/story