The aging fleet of US nuclear power reactors have some technological similarities to the reactors failing in Japan. Could similar loss-of-cooling events happen at some US reactors — whether caused by earthquake, tsunami, terrorist attack, electrical outage, flooding, equipment failure, or some other problem?

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"San Onofre Nuclear Plant Can Withstand Up To 7.0 Quake, Is Protected by a 25-Foot Tsunami Wall, Edison Says" (Los Angeles Times) [2]

"San Onofre Nuclear Plant Can Only Withstand a 7-Point Quake" (LA Observed) [3]

San Onofre Nuclear Plant Reassures Worried SoCal Residents (KTLA-5) [4]

Diablo Canyon: "California's Fukushima in Waiting?" (Rolling Stone) [5]

"CA Came Close to Nuclear Disaster" (KTXL Sacramento) [6]

"Could Japan-Style Nuclear Crisis Happen In California?" (San Jose Mercury News)
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"Can U.S. Nuclear Plants Handle a Major Natural Disaster?" (Salon) [8]

"Nuclear Power And Earthquake Zones Overlap in the U.S." (Mother Nature Network) [9]

"Scientists Say Japan Quake Shows US Nuclear Risk" (Reuters) [10]

"U.S. Nuclear Safety in Focus After Japan Quake" (CBS News)
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"U.S. Nuclear Agency Chief Leaves Reporters With More Questions Than Answers" (CBS News) [12]

"Japan Crisis Should Not Deter Iowa Nuclear Plants: Official" (Reuters) [13]