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East Coast Quake Rattled Nuclear Plant's Waste Casks [1]

The earthquake that shook the East Coast last week rattled casks holding radioactive nuclear waste at a Virginia plant, moving them as much as 4.5 inches from their original position, the plant's o

Publication Date: 
02/09/2011
Roberta Rampton [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
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Earthquakes [4], Natural Disasters [5], Nuclear Power Plants [6], United States Of America (US) [7], Hazardous Waste [8], Nuclear Wastes [9], Nuclear Accidents [10]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-wastes
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-accidents