vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis. earlier we went down to the beach to take a closer look. when the san onofre nuclear power plant was built officials decided that the largest tsunami that could happen here was 25 feet so they built a wall 30 feet above sea level and it was also targeted to withstand 57.0 earthquake but what happens if those estimates are wrong? the man who can answer that question joins me now. he is pete dietrich, chief nuclear officer here at the power plant. what is to stop from what happened in japan happening here in southern california? >> i think the first thing i would like to say is on behalf of the all the employees in the nuclear power edison, san onofre nuclear generating station, you're thoughts and prayers and support goes out to the people in japan, all those working with
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