Cooper Nuclear Station preparing for higher waters

[liberal N proud]

Brownville, Neb. — As flooding conditions along the Missouri River transition, Nebraska Public Power District has implemented contingency plans at the state’s largest, single unit power plant, Cooper Nuclear Station, near Brownville.

NPPD’s personnel working at Cooper Nuclear Station are closely monitoring the river’s increasing levels and water flows. As of Thursday morning, the river’s elevation was around 895.4 feet above sea level. Because the primary access road leading to the nuclear power plant is closed, employees are accessing the plant from the south out of Nemaha.

In addition, plant personnel are filling sand bags, constructing barricades, addressing the site’s flood procedures and maintenance schedule, and have called vendors in the area to ensure that the station is prepared for higher flood elevations. Additional diesel fuel is also on-site in the unlikely event that any of the plant’s three diesel generators need to operate.

The Army Corps of Engineers advises it will slowly increase the flows from Gavin’s Point Dam until the release rates are approximately 150,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). The Corps also anticipates the river to crest at CNS at the 899.5 elevation on or about June 17.

http://www.ncnewspress.com/topstories/x724667922/Cooper-Nuclear-Station-preparing-for-higher-waters?popular=true




Omaha Steve posted an article about flooding on the Missouri, so my curious mind went searching and found this. Here is Omaha Steve's thread, please read his horrible news: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1224572

[Jackpine Radical]

1. That brings an interesting question to mind--

Are any reactors threatened due to the rising seas expected as a result of global warming?