An earthquake can pose a serious stress on a plant and may trigger automatic shutdown, but it does not produce a 'nuclear explosion'. Nuclear plants are designed based on seismic assessments of the site and criteria for external events. After Fukushima, attention to combined events such as earthquake, tsunami, and loss of power has increased. The critical point is not an atomic explosion, but the preservation of cooling, power supply, and structural integrity.
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