Earthquakes, faults, and nuclear power plants in southern New York and northern New Jersey
Aggarwal YP and Sykes LR. 1978. Earthquakes, faults, and nuclear power plants in southern New York and northern New Jersey. Science. 200(4340):425-429
Seismic activity in the greater New York City area is concentrated along several northeast-trending faults of which the Ramapa fault appears to be the most active. Three nuclear power plants at Indian Point, New York, are situated close to the Ramapo fault. For a reactor site in use for 40 years, the proability that the site will experience an intensity equal to or in excess of the design (safe shutdown) earthquake is estimated to be about 5 to 11 percent.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Aggarwal, Y; Sykes, L
- Units
- GATE , UPDE
- Keywords
- Atlantic Coastal Plain, Earthquakes, Engineering Geology, Epicenters, Faults, Feasibility studies, Frequency, Geologic Hazards, Geology, Indian Point, New Jersey, New York, nuclear facilities, Ramapo Fault, seismic risk, Seismicity, Westchester County