RICHMOND, Va. — Federal officials said two nuclear reactors at the North Anna Power Station in Louisa County, Va., were automatically taken off line by safety systems around the time of Tuesday's earthquake.
Two nuclear reactors taken offline after Virginia quake
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | 2:13 p.m. CDT;
updated 2:24 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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