Luckily California has only two nuclear power plants. California nuclear power plants appear to use similar technology to those in many of Japan's nuclear power plants.
We predict chances are very low for new Solano nuclear power plant construction in the reasonable future. Solano is hopefull far from nuclear power plants.
One California nuclear power plant is in Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant high up the hill over the Pacific Ocean near San Luis Obispo. The other is the San Onofre nuclear power plant near Long Beach. Both California nuclear power plants use pressurized water reactors.
Diablo Canyon wishes to extend their nuclear power plant’s operating license, which may expire in about 15 years. Opponents point in part to the discovery of a previously unknown fault about a mile offshore.
Pacific Gas and Electric's nuclear power plant geological studies show Diablo Canyon's nuclear power plant's maximum seismic strength for a California earthquake near the nuclear power plant at maybe 6.1 to 6.5, and other factors shows it will withstand a quake of around 7.5.
Japan's March 2011 earthquake was 8.9.
While Solano County Appears Safe From Nuclear Power Plants Other Areas May Not Be As Safe. Details at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14industry.html
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