Active Faults and Nuclear Power Plants. Issue 4 (28th January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chapman, Neil; Berryman, Kelvin; Villamor, Pilar; Epstein, Woody; Cluff, Lloyd; Kawamura, Hideki
• Is Part Of: Eos. Volume 95:Issue 4(2014)
• Page Start: 33
• Page End: 34
• Publication Date: 2014-01-28
• Subjects: Geophysics -- Periodicals; 551
• DOI: 10.1002/2014EO040001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0096-3941

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p id="eost2014EO040001-para-0001">The destruction of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) following the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami brought into sharp focus the susceptibility of NPPs to natural hazards. This is not a new issue—seismic hazard has affected the development of plants in the United States, and volcanic hazard was among the reasons for not commissioning the Bataan NPP in the Philippines [<italic>Connor et al</italic>., 2009].</p> </abstract>