Rumors Fly As Floodwaters Rise Around Nuclear Plants

[link to nebraska.statepaper.com]



The Cooper Nuclear Station at Brownville was operating at full power Thursday. The Fort Calhoun nuclear plant, 19 miles from Omaha, shut down April 7 for a refueling outage; it won’t be restarted until floodwaters recede, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.



The NRC said “Unusual Event” declarations remain in effect at both plants, the lowest of four levels of emergency notification. NRC officials said close contact is being maintained with the National Weather Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and both plants.


-Cooper has offsite power so it is reasonably safe. Ft. Calhoun was shut down.