Why didn't the nuclear power plant in Qianxi County be built?

The earthquake zone is not suitable for building nuclear power plants.

Qianxi, Hebei Province belongs to the seismic belt of North China Plain, where 1679 Sanhe M8 earthquake in Hebei Province and 1976 Tangshan M8 earthquake occurred. According to statistics, there have been more than 40 earthquakes 140 in this area, and the site selection of nuclear power plants should avoid earthquake zones and large fault structures, so it is not suitable to build nuclear power plants in this area.

Seismic factors should be considered in the site selection stage of nuclear power plant. Generally, the site is far away from the earthquake zone, and the geological structure is stable, so sufficient earthquake margin should be left.