Could San Diego's Oceanside Nuke Plant Survive A Tsunami?

The San Onofre nuclear power plant is perched right on the San Diego beach and the reactor is cooled by ocean water. Southern California Edison says San Onofre's 25-foot tsunami wall should protect the plant from a rogue wave generated by the active fault 5 miles offshore. But the plant was designed only to withstand a 7.0 quake, not the 9.0 that hit Japan. This L.A. Times story describes the plant and its defenses.

Source: http://blogs.forbes.com/christopherhelman/2011/03/14/could-san-diegos-oceanside-nuke-plant-survive-a-tsunami/

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