What happens if a big earthquake hits a nuclear reactor?

Question

Just wondering France is planning 14 new reactors what’s the safety protocol if an earth quake hits a reactor and does it do much damage to the environment around it

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Look up the Fukashima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor Incident. It was triggered because of the 2011 Sendai Earthquake and tsunami. Essentially the earth quake took out the electricity and the tsunami took out the generators. What happens if a big earthquake hits a Nuclear Reactor? In a word, Shitshow.