An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale just occurred less than a hour ago. It's epicenter was in Mineral, VA—approximately 10 miles from two nuclear power reactors at the North Anna site. According to a representative of Dominion Power, the two reactors were designed to withstand a 5.9-6.1 quake. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ranked the North Anna Reactors as being 7th in the nation in terms of earthquake risks.
North Anna Nuclear Reactors Designed to Withstand 5.9 - 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake
Thanks for that. Ordinarily I would ignore the far lefty Marxists of the Institute for Policy Studies. But the paragraph you quote sounds accurate. (Did a fair amount of reading this afternoon.)
The statement that the nukes “lost power” probably is not. The Washington Post, as well as FReepers, say that safety systems kicked in and turned them off. I guess the left has to throw in at one false alarm per post.