Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Emergency alert for Omaha Nuclear power plant because of Flooding

http://www.khastv.com/news/local/Flooding-causes-alert-to-be-issued-at-Omaha-nuclear-plant-123295683.html

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Flooding causes alert to be issued at Omaha nuclear plant

While we here in Central Nebraska are battling the heat, on both sides of us, Nebraskans are in a water fight with the North Platte and Missouri Rivers.

The Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant has declared a low-level emergency because of flooding on the missouri river.

The river has reached a level where the Omaha Public Power District declared a "notification of unusual event."

That is the lowest of four standard emergency levels.

In a statement, the power company that operates the plant said there's been no release of any radioactive material nor is any expected.

But, as the water rises, employees and contractors have built earth berms and are sandbagging around the buildings on site. end quote.

Even though this is at a level 4 or lowest level of alerts, it is kind of ominous after dealing with Fukushima in Japan a couple of months ago and finding out just yesterday that there actually were 3 full meltdowns in Japan.

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