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On both segments of these major faults. >> its great to have your knowledge to tap into. professor, we appreciate your time today. for all of the latest updates on the breaking story, logon to japanquake.msnbc.com, find stories from survivors recalling the terror when the quake and tsunami struck. the house is about to vote on a resolution to avoid a government shutdown. several republicans promise to take a stand and vote against it. a live report from capitol hilli ♪ [ male announcer ] e...

Theres a new book which is coming out in a couple of weeks up in canada, theyre the ones most likely to be immediately affected. if the cascadia fault were to ruptu rupture, you would get what rarely happens in the ute, anit states, and that is a serious wave of tsunamis. >> thats the difference because when were talking about the offshore fault zone were talking about, it can create a tsunami unlike the ones on land. >> thaefrt. aton is very correct to talk about the new madrid fault being one ...

Ago. >> in 2008 columbia university the seismologists did a study of earthquake history in the hudson valley and they found indian point sits at the intersection of several active faults. there was one fault line known to exist before the study was done. they discovered at least one additional fault line that intersects virtually near and underneath the plant. in japan they lost the auxiliary power because they lost their generators. similar type than japan has. it is somehow damaged if you have...

Ago. >> in 2008 columbia university the seismologists did a study of earthquake history in the hudson valley and they found indian point sits at the intersection of several active faults. there was one fault line known to exist before the study was done. they discovered at least one additional fault line that intersects virtually near and underneath the plant. in japan they lost the auxiliary power because they lost their generators. similar type than japan has. it is somehow damaged if you have...

Possibility the earth can move and when it moves, after experiencing the earthquake, it does nothing but terrify the people who are back there. now you mentioned christchurch, new zealand quake, from a new weeks back, does that have any connection with the fault line off the coast of japan? are they unconnected? >> well, they are along the pacific ring of fire as it is called. so, around the edges of the pacific plate where typically we have either subduction zones, and, faults where the plates ...

Ago. >> in 2008 columbia university the seismologists did a study of earthquake history in the hudson valley and they found indian point sits at the intersection of several active faults. there was one fault line known to exist before the study was done. they discovered at least one additional fault line that intersectsirtually near and underneath the plant. in japan they lost the auxiliary power because they lost their generators. similar type than japan has. it is somehow damaged if you have a...

Are two nuclear plants where concerns have been raised about seismic activity. there are a lot of faults in california. in fact three years ago in 2008 a fault was found near the diablo canyon site. the regulatory commission said were on top of it. were checking it out. the plant is safe against those types of accidents. but still you got to wonder and think were going see a re-evaluation of nuclear power in the united states as a result of this event happening in japan. >> whats your first inst...

New zealand on the 22nd of february, and one in chile last year, three of the four sides have had major seismic episodes. it leaves the fourth side, and that is the west coast of north america, canada and the united states, of course, particularly vulnerable in a statistical sense. it still may be a long while before anything happens, but any seismologist believes that the three faults were talking about here, the san andreas fault, the hayward fault and most obviously of all, the undersea fault...

Japan. we have to be very careful that we do not allow boosterism to lead to complacency and disaster here in the united states. this is a warning to us. we have to be very, very careful. we should have a moratorium on new nuclear power plants being built on seismic faults as they are in california. we have to build in greater safety protection. we have to distribute potassium iodide around nuclear power plants so we dont wind up with the panic we are seeing in japan now. >> i want to show every...

Could sustain a 9.0 earthquake like in japan. >> probably not. i spent the entire day looking at this yesterday and i believe nuclear energy is efficient and effective and necessary in this country, but at the same time it needs to be safe and it needs to be consistent with the risks that we face. and we have new technology that is able to show where you faults are and seismic activity is and so if you look at the facility in california near camp pendleton, that can only withstand 7.0 magnitude ...