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Primer: Japan's Nuclear Crisis
Several nuclear reactors in Japan lost power after the magnitude 8.9 quake and tsunami – and electricity is needed to run the cooling systems that keep reactor cores from overheating.
San Onofre Plant Built To Withstand Quakes, Tsunamis
The San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant is designed to withstand predicted earthquakes for the Southern California area. But not quakes like the one in Japan.
