Rare US quake jolted nuclear waste at atomic plant

Rare US quake jolted nuclear waste at atomic plant
Washington (AFP) Sept 1, 2011 - A rare earthquake on America's east coast last month caused half the radioactive waste containers at a nuclear plant to move several centimeters but they were not damaged, operators said Thursday.

Of the 53 giant containers storing waste at North Anna power station in central Virginia near the epicenter of the August 23 quake, 27 were displaced by seismic tremors, according to Dominion, the power company that runs the site.
The movements ranged between 2.5-11.4 centimeters, spokesman Richard Zuercher told AFP.