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Omaha World HeraldBy Nancy Gaarder
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending a special team of inspectors to Nebraska to learn more about a fire at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station not long after flooding created issues at the plant.
The Omaha Public Power District, which owns the plant, has said that it does not believe the June 8 fire was related to flooding from the Missouri River.
The fire briefly disabled the plant's ability to cool its spent fuel pool. Both federal regulators and the utility say the spent fuel was not in danger because it would have taken more than 80 hours for the pool to begin boiling off water and exposing the fuel.
Regulators have said the plant not resume operations until officials know what caused the fire.
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http://www.omaha.com/article/20110912/NEWS01/110919937#nuke-plant-fire-gets-closer-look
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http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20110912&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=110919937&Ref=AR&maxw=490&maxh=275A file photo of then-flooded Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station.