Reply #7: The Mexicali earthquake set off alarms but didn't shut down the plant [View All]

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Re: seismic readiness, that would have been a good question to ask.

Even in a worst-case scenario (a "LOCA", or Loss Of Coolant Accident where all the water leaks out of the core) with this design the reactor just shuts down (no heat is generated without water). Everything radioactive is sealed within a steel-lined concrete containment vessel that's 4 feet thick.

They show video of a test jet fighter flying into a similar wall, with little damage.

On edit: regarding security, the plant has 2,000 employees and 500 of them deal with security.