Nebraska has a nuke plant event (possible flooding/closing)

[ensho]

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index.php?smp=&lang=eng


Cooper Nuclear Station, an electric power plant in southeast Nebraska, declared a "Notification of Unusual Event" Tuesday, June 22nd at 2:06 a.m. The notification was made as part of safety and emergency preparedness procedures the station follows when flooding conditions are in effect. The procedures dictate when the Missouri River's water level reaches 42.5 feet, or greater than 899 feet above sea level, a notification of unusual event is declared. There is no threat to plant employees or to the public; the plant continues to operate safely. Appropriate Local, County, State, and Federal agencies were also notified, as part of Cooper's Emergency Preparedness plan. As a precautionary measure, when the river reached 897 feet above sea level last week, Cooper management initiated steps to barricade external doorways to the plant with sandbags. Should the river's level increase to 900 feet above sea level, plant personnel will also barricade internal doorways as another layer of protection for facility equipment. Plant officials continue to monitor the high river conditions and follow the station's flooding procedures. While unlikely, should the river's level increase to 45.5 feet or 902 feet above sea level, plant operators would take the station offline as a protective safety measure. More information on changing conditions will be provided as it becomes available. A Notification of Unusual Event is the lowest and least serious of four emergency classifications established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for nuclear power plants. If placed on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 being the least serious level of an emergency and 4 being the most serious level of an emergency, a "Notification of Unusual Event" would equal a 1. Cooper Nuclear Station is located three miles southeast of Brownville, Nebraska, near the Missouri River. It is owned and operated by the Nebraska Public Power District, with headquarters in Columbus, Nebraska.
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wishing them well

[MineralMan]

1. Thanks for your post praising the safety precautions in

place at our nuclear power plants. It's good to hear that they're required to declare an Unusual Event when the river rises. I see they're taking the necessary precautions, too.

Your Hungarian site is right on top of demonstrating the safety measures of our Nuclear plants. Thatnks again for the affirmation.

[SidDithers]

2. Thank you for your continuing series highlighting effective safety measures...

at Nuclear generating stations around the world.

I feel more secure with electricity generation through nuclear power with each one of these posts you make.

Sid

[PVnRT]

3. Excellent. Our oversight of nuclear power continues to work well.

[Occulus]

5. Ah. So *that's* how the new rules work on this sort of topic

:D

[Statistical]

4. NRC overcautious oversight on the job.

Proactive oversight ensuring no danger exists for public or plant equipment.