Two at-risk nuclear power plants – one with the same design as the Fukushima plant – are in the center of Hurricane Florence’s path of destruction when it makes landfall later this week. The storm will pass directly over two nuclear power plants in North Carolina when it makes landfall late Thursday night or early Friday morning. Following that disaster, federal regulators required all U.S. nuclear plants to perform upgrades to better withstand earthquakes and flooding. HURRICANE FLORENCE COULD BRING CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGES: WHAT ARE THEY, AND HOW CAN YOU PREPARE? President Trump declared states of emergency for North and South Carolina and Virginia, opening the way for federal aid.

Source: Fox News September 12, 2018 15:39 UTC