2 words you never want to hear in the same sentence...sandbags and nuclear power plant by piratenews

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2 words you never want to hear in the same sentence...sandbags and nuclear power plant

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Friday, June 17, 2011 6:24 PM

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Ft Calhoun nuke plant on fire underwater, officials claim its high and dry

Airspace Over Flooded Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant Still Closed

A fire in Nebraska's Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant briefly knocked out the cooling process for spent nuclear fuel rods, ProPublica reports.

The fire occurred on June 7th, and knocked out cooling for approximately 90 minutes. After 88 hours, the cooling pool would boil dry and highly radioactive materials would be exposed.

On June 6th, the Federal Administration Aviation (FAA) issued a directive banning aircraft from entering the airspace within a two-mile radius of the plant.

"No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM," referring to the "notice to airmen," effective immediately.

Since last week, the plant has been under a "notification of unusual event" classification, becausing of the rising Missouri River. That is the lowest level of emergency alert.
The OPPD claims the FAA closed airspace over the plant because of the Missouri River flooding. But the FAA ban specifically lists the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant as the location for the flight ban.

The plant is adjacent to the now-flooding river, about 20 minutes outside downtown Omaha, and has been closed since April for refueling.

WOWT, the local NBC affiliate, reports on its website:
"The Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Facility is an island right now but it is one that authorities say is going to stay dry. They say they have a number of redundant features to protect the facility from flood waters that include the aqua dam, earthen berms and sandbags."

OPPD spokesman Jeff Hanson told Business Insider that the nuclear plant is in a "stable situation." He said the Missouri River is currently at 1005.6" above sea level, and that no radioactive fuel had yet been released or was expected to be released in the future.

Asked about the FAA flight ban, Hanson it was due to high power lines and "security reasons that we can't reveal." He said the flight ban remains in effect.

Here's a video from last week. The first forty seconds are video that Omaha's Action 3 News shot of the besieged plant, despite OPPD's requests that it not do so. The rest of the video is from a radio show in New York reporting on the unfolding events in Nebraska.

www.businessinsider.com/faa-closes-airspace-over-flooded-nebraska-nucl
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NRC: No flood danger at flooded reactor
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110617/NEWS01/706179913#nrc-no-flood-da
nger-at-reactor

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Sunday, June 19, 2011 5:12 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

I think that's 4-- Lemmee count, 1,2,3,4...-- words. :<)

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Sunday, June 19, 2011 5:33 AM

PIRATENEWS

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Quote:
Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
I think that's 4-- Lemmee count, 1,2,3,4...-- words. :<)

5, in point of fact.

Whaddya expect from a guy The Govt put in charge of detonating nuclear bombs, and controlled demolition of said dirty bombs in highly populated areas?

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Sunday, June 19, 2011 7:07 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by piratenews:
Quote:
Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
I think that's 4-- Lemmee count, 1,2,3,4...-- words. :<)

5, in point of fact.

No, the and doesn't count...

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Sunday, June 19, 2011 9:46 AM

BYTEMITE

What. The. Hell.

I think we need to start slapping people at the International Atomic Energy Commission...

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Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:12 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Yeah, we may have a few Fukushimas (there are several reactors in the flood zone, not just one) for our very own amusement.

But, when you think about, where are the reactors? On coastlines. In tornado alley. In hurricane-land. Near fault lines. Really, there are few truly safe places that I can think of for nuclear reactors. Maybe out there somewhere in the desert.

Utah, perhaps?

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Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:23 AM

BYTEMITE

There's more fault lines out here than a wrinkle cream commercial.

And almost no water, which can be as big a problem as too much water.

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Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:38 AM

DREAMTROVE

Or it's just more scare coming from the Nat Gas and Coal folks to get us off of nuclear. My sister's doc said the risk of living for a year in the same watershed as one of these radical mining operations is the same as being IN the reactor AT the time of meltdown.

Not saying nuclear is safe or desirable, but where the fear is being stoked up from. I getting to know TPTB, I am starting get to know how they think. NO question but that FEAR is their favorite emotion.

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

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Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:51 AM

BYTEMITE

Oh, I know. There's scare being put on us from all directions. Just another reason to take a third option instead of playing the shell game and choosing between what they want.

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Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:54 AM

PIRATENEWS

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Originally posted by SignyM:

But, when you think about, where are the reactors? On coastlines. In tornado alley. In hurricane-land. Near fault lines.

Nuke reactors are located in the same places as Level 4 Bioweapons Labs... Soon every town will have one.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 8:02 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

Scary stuff, sinister forces (not sinister as in evil, but sinister as in something that is beyond our control and can really harm us when we mess with it.)

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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