By Kate Sheppard - guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 24 August 2011 18.34 BST In Virginia, the quake shut down the North Anna reactor - a warning that our 'worst-case scenario' may not be bad enough
To say that Tuesday's east coast earthquake surprised everyone would be an understatement. In a post 9/11 world, those of us in Washington always have the vague fear of something bad happening lurking in our subconscious. That fear is usually of an event caused by humans, not of a natural disaster, but we never really can know what Mother Nature has in store for us.
This is why our best bet is planning for the worst. And when we look at the US nuclear energy infrastructure, it becomes clear that we aren't planning for the worst - not even close.
It is time to update emergency plans or even better, to phase out Nuclear Power before it is too late !Ak Malten, Pro Peaceful Energy Use
East coast earthquake reveals faults in nuclear emergency planning
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