Press Release-11-053, NRC Posts Updated Seismic Questions and Answers
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| Issue date: | 03/19/2011 |
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NRC POSTS UPDATED SEISMIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has posted a series of updated seismic and tsunami questions and answers on its website. The Q&A provides basic information on earthquakes and tsunamis, details on U.S. nuclear power plant seismic design and an explanation of NRCs recent study on earthquake risk. The document is available at http://www.nrc.gov/japan/faqs-related-to-japan.pdf, and other NRC information related to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is available at http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan-info.html.
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa.resource@nrc.gov Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No.11-053 March 19, 2011