Feds: Nuke plant among two worst (flooded Ft Calhoun, Omaha)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Nancy Gaarder

Federal regulators have downgraded the flood-idled nuclear power plant 20 miles north of Omaha, ranking it as one of the two poorest performing reactors in the United States.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in a letter to the Omaha Public Power District released Tuesday, faulted Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station for the performance of its safety systems — those needed to prevent potential problems from becoming potentially catastrophic.

The U.S. has 104 licensed nuclear reactors, and Fort Calhoun is now in a category with one other plant that in laymen's terms could be considered a letter grade of “D.” No plants have an “F,” which requires a plant be shut down.

Fort Calhoun already was under heightened supervision as the Fukushima disaster unfolded in Japan because it was one of three reactors at the time being closely monitored by American regulators.

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20110906/NEWS01/110909797/-1#feds-nuke-plant-among-two-worst

[jtrockville]

1. Looks like the only way to get the equivalent of an "F", is to meltdown?

[nc4bo]

2. Yea seems that way. Let the "F" stand for Fukushima.

Ridiculous.

[BrightKnight]

3. ...or Fracking - n/t

[Nihil]

4. Except in that case there would still be "no need to shut it down" ...

And the chances of a President being elected that wouldn't be beholden
to the fossil fuel industry is as near to zero these days as you can get.
:thumbsdown: