Nuclear Plant Faces Safety Inspection
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will perform a special structural safety inspection of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, which was rocked by last week’s magnitude 6.5 earthquake along the Central Coast.
No damage was found after inspections by operator Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and two NRC inspectors on site at the time of the Dec. 22 quake. But the federal agency is sending a structural engineering expert next week to conduct further inspections.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and county Supervisor Peg Pinard had requested the additional examination.
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