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Flood Berm Collapses At Nebraska Nuclear Plant

Posted by timothy on from the sky-falling-river-rising dept.

mdsolar writes "A berm holding the flooded Missouri River back from a Nebraska nuclear power station collapsed early Sunday, but federal regulators said they were monitoring the situation and there was no danger. The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station shut down in early April for refueling, and there is no water inside the plant, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. Also, the river is not expected to rise higher than the level the plant was designed to handle. NRC spokesman Victor Dricks said the plant remains safe."

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  1. Defense in depth by mdsolar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    One of the sad things about our approach to nuclear safety is that we do shoddy work at each level because we thing the other levels will save us. The 2 km water berm was fragile so it is not too surprising it failed. It lead to loss of external power. Luck the emergency generators worked, but they don't always.

  2. Re:Well that does it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    He's referring to fossil fuels retard.. some of which likely come from dinosaurs.