Virginia: Latest reports on North Anna nuclear plant

Virginia: Latest reports on North Anna nuclear plant

by Lee Gliddon

LOUISA, VA (WWBT) - It's back in operation, but is the North Anna Nuclear Plant safe after last summer's historic earthquake? Residents still want to know and Tuesday night, they got a chance to speak with regulators at the power station's annual assessment meeting.

Many are rebuilding, now eight months after the earthquake, but several residents say they're having a hard time building confidence in the safety of the North Anna Nuclear Plant. It's located not far from the August earthquake's epi-center.  

 "This seems to be the worst place to put and operate a nuclear power plant," Chris Dorsey told regulators Tuesday night.

Officials say it meets regulations. And even though the earthquake registered higher than what the plant was designed to withstand, officials say nuclear power plants are rarely built to a minimum standard-- that there was some margin for a larger seismic event.