Ft. Calhoun nuclear plant flood and fire
June 8th, 2011
Remember the flooding info and maps I’d posted a couple of days ago, noting that two nuclear plants in Nebraska were in the flood inundation area?
Well, Frieda Berryhill sent this photo of the flooding at the Ft. Calhoun nuclear plant:
Check the video, Omaha Public Power District – OPPD didn’t want the news crew filming the flooding!!! And thankfully, they reported that point:
As if the flooding isn’t enough, they had an electrical fire, and shut down the spent fuel pond pumps to aid in fighting it. There are many articles posted on this, all the IDENTICAL AP article, and not one mention of flooding:
Here’s a local paper with some additional details:
Omaha Public Power District’s release on the flood:
OPPD Declares Notification of Unusual Event
June 8th, 2011 at 12:42 pm
It’s a really good thing that the Mississippi never floods.
June 14th, 2011 at 8:23 am
Are there any threatened dams for flood control up river from Fort Calhoun?
rb
June 14th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
further to June 6/2011 post…An event ALERT posted re:Ft. Calhoun…
A non-syntactical verbal analysis.
The FAULT: system-wide, the most prevalent common design weakness – electricity fire – interruption of electricity to cooling – overheat fuel rods – meltdown – hydrogen gas release – temperature goes critical for hydrogen explosion.
THE FAULT IN CONTEXT OF THE LANDSCAPE:
FLOOD FORECAST FOR Upper Mississippi River – duration – several months -dam/s and levees break – flood – fire – loss of coolant capacity – overheat fuel rods – meltdown – river remains in flood -radioactive water and radioactive debris escapes site returning to the river from flooded reactor and storage pool and exposed reactor vessel and basements.
Reactors are invariably located adjacent large bodies of water.
Strategically, a negotiation could be considered between ‘the authority’ and ‘the people’ that posits the likelihood of unimaginably social unrest provoked by the non-reversible, non-manageable effects of such widespread contamination.
—–how does one prepare to be overwhelmed ?—rb
June 14th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
[…] Ft. Calhoun nuclear plant flood and fire As if the flooding isn’t enough, they had an electrical fire, and shut down the spent fuel pond pumps to aid in fighting it. There are many articles posted on this, all the IDENTICAL AP article, and not one mention of flooding:… […]
June 14th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Let’s organize a poll thru the INTERNET to REPEAL the PRICE-ANDERSON Act that guarantees the fed’s to cover ALL LIABILITIES FROM THE USE OF NUCLEAR POWER.
rb
June 14th, 2011 at 7:56 pm
better photo of Fort Calhoun flooding. from AP 06.14.2011
http://www.daylife.com/photo/09yv8lZ0WKdV2?q=Missouri
June 15th, 2011 at 9:00 am
Yes Richard, there are a couple dams upstream. You need to watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrKy_81KBec&feature=watch_response
June 15th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
This years snow pack is 140% of average annual.
This ‘natural’ prompt will be a ‘warming’ period that warms the entire region.
A brief ‘warming’ will accelerate melting producing SURGES EXCEEDING levee design maximum underestimations.
rb
June 15th, 2011 at 8:21 pm
The big problem is the spent rod pools. Open to the outside, flood waters in…. flood waters out… radiation contamination straight into the river.
June 19th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
I am glad,we do not have nuclear power plants in Louisiana.
June 30th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Bob42 Says:
June 19th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
I am glad,we do not have nuclear power plants in Louisiana.
Well…except these:
River Bend 1 – 24 MI NNW of Baton Rouge; owned by Entergy Operations, Inc. *Waterford 3 – 20 MI W of New Orleans; owned by Entergy Operations, Inc.
July 6th, 2011 at 9:43 am
I do not understand why you are trying to scare people. If you would take the time and look a the flood information and watch the videos on the OPPD Web site (WWW.OPPD.COM), you could then speak intelligently about what is really going on. The plant is shut down, 26 feet of borated water is on top of the reactor core which is as safe as you can be, all safety systems are working properly, and even with water up against the building, there is little or no leakage into the basement. Any leakage that is occurring is easily being handled by simple sump pumps. The river level is being controlled expertly by the Corp of Engineers with the current given circumstances and unless the water rises another 8 feet – there is little probability of the plant being in danger. If the water rises another 8 feet, I believe that we will have bigger problems to worry about than a protected nuclear core with back up system.
July 6th, 2011 at 10:05 am
@ Paul – you’ll note I DID link to OPPD so that people can check out OPPD’s position!
1) The plant is shut down – yes, I reported that. Two of Fukushima’s reactors were shut down too.
2) “being handled by simple sump pumps.” Pumps need electricity to run, and electricity was cut from the site, the diesel generators were flooded and the main electrical was then connected to a new line strung for interconnection. Earlier, July 6 or 7, there was an electrical failure and the spent fuel pumps were out. Point? Pumps need electricity to run, and pumps fail.
3) One part of the dike around it failed last week.
4) Flooding is expected to continue… and continue…
Nothing inaccurate about what’s been posted. I live in a nuclear community, on the Mississippi, a river that floods, with a reactor that has been written up for diesel generator failures and problems in flood preparedness. Ignorance is not bliss. People need to be aware of conditions at nuclear plants to assess risks to themselves and their families. From the number of hits from “Fort Calhoun” searches, people want to know.