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Message Subject Cooper Nuclear Station in Nebraska is operating AT FULL CAPACITY..partial levee breach three miles upriver
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Since they won't have a tsunami on the Missouri, the cooling system will be intact. Presumably if they lose regular electric power they are equipped with adequate diesel generators. (If they aren't even ready with that, they are morons, so I'll assume they are ready.)

So cooling can continue of the spent fuel pools at Ft. Calhoun, although if the river water floods the fuel pool, perhaps some radioactivity may make contact with water flowing downstream -- or maybe not. Also the minerals in the water could possibly corrode the zircalloy coating on the fuel rods. One thing we don't have to worry about for a long time is that the rods will be dry exposed to air, although that becomes a big concern when the flood recedes!

I am concerned about the effect of river water on electronics operating the plant, especially for operating reactors. If those get flooded out, it could be a big mess and things go out of control.
 
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