River brings nuke plant declaration (stage one emergency in Nebraska)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) -- A Nebraska nuclear power plant on the west bank of the Missouri River has declared an emergency because of the rising river.

The Omaha Public Power District, which operates the Fort Calhoun plant, says Monday that the river has reached a lever where the company is declaring a "notification of unusual event," which is the lowest of four emergency levels that are standard in the U.S. nuclear industry.

The utility says it has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and emergency management agencies in Nebraska and Iowa.

The Fort Calhoun plant, which is about 20 miles north of Omaha, has been shut down since early April for refueling. The OPPD says in a statement no release of radioactive material requiring offsite response or monitoring has occurred or is expected.

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20110606/NEWS01/706069823#river-brings-nuke-plant-declaration

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The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station, as seen from the air on May 31.

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[movonne]

1. Our world it becoming very scary...every day it is another emergency..

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Omaha Steve.

[savannah43]

3. Nature fights back.

Nobody saw this coming?

[PatrynXX]

4. Omaha's a nice place too

Lincoln nice in the fall.

[defendandprotect]

5. Great idea... use nuclear reactors to boil water for steam -- !!!

[aquart]

6. Okay, nothing has happened but they're worried.

Not near any tornadoes or anything, are they?

[ensho]

7. hope everything turns out ok - people nearby should be ready to

evacuate if necessary

[Supply Side Jesus]

8. Stage one? HOLY SHIT!!!

what's stage one again?


:o

[Devil_Fish]

9. What a great place to site a nuke.

http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20110606&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=706069823&Ref=AR&maxw=490&maxh=275

[closeupready]

10. Right in Tornado Alley, too. Add a faultline, and couldn't be more perfect.

:sarcasm:

[plumbob]

11. Why worry? These plants are so GREEN that it will just increase crop yields, anyway!

Right?






That's what I've been told many a time while I promote a filthy and dangerous technology called wind generation....

[Sirveri]

12. Even if anything were to happen this plant would be fine.

Decay heat after being shut down for two months is real damned low. They probably don't even have to continually run recirc pumps.

[Zorra]

13. More lies being spread by librul anti-nuke enviro-hippie socialists.

Nukes are totally safe! Think about Weiner, let the corporate experts handle this.