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Article updated: 2/1/2012 6:45 PM

Exelon to update earthquake risk at nuclear plants

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Exelon’s Dresden nuclear power plant in Morris is in an area where scientists believe that seismic risk is slightly greater than indicated by past data,

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Nuclear plants throughout the central and eastern United States must be reassessed within four years to determine how well they might withstand earthquakes, including plants in Illinois and Iowa where new geological data suggest earthquakes could be more frequent and intense than previously believed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.