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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Utility: Neb. nuke plant would be safe in flood

Utility: Neb. nuke plant would be safe in flood

CBS News - 
OMAHA, Neb. — The Nebraska utility that owns Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant says the public shouldn't worry about the unlikely event of a dam failing upstream. Omaha Public Power District spokesman Jeff Hanson says the utility conducted an extensive ...http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57520789/utility-neb-nuke-plant-would-be-safe-in-flood/

Citizen group wants Neb. nuke plant to stay closed

CBS News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Citizen group wants Neb. nuke plant to stay closed. OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska environmental group wants federal regulators to keep the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant shut down because it would be inundated by floodwaters in the unlikely event of a dam ...http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57520735/citizen-group-wants-neb-nuke-plant-to-stay-closed/

NRC: no immediate flood threat to Neb. nuke plant

Grand Island Independent - ‎1 hour ago‎
Federal regulators say concerns about the unlikely event of a dam failing on the Missouri River won't keep the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant from restarting. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Victor Dricks said Wednesday the flood analysis that was ...http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57520735/citizen-group-wants-neb-nuke-plant-to-stay-closed/
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