Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Second Nebraska Nuclear Plant Threatened By Flooding


A second nuclear power plant in Nebraska is being threatened by rising floodwaters, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a federal watchdog agency, says the plant's owners are taking the appropriate steps to ward off danger, according to a report in the Omaha World-Herald.
The Cooper Power Station would have to go into cold shutdown should floodwaters rise an additional six feet, a prospect local officials say is highly unlikely




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Second Nebraska Nuclear Plant Threatened By Flooding

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