Thread: Nebraska Nuclear Plant at Level 4 Alert

Hawaii News Daily
By Tom Burnett

Nebraska Nuclear Plant at Level 4 Alert

The NRC has declared it a level 4 alert.

The FAA has issued the following directive, shutting down airspace over the plant:
http://131.131.7.97/FAA/TFRTxT.asp?ID=19471

FDC 1/6523 ZMP FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS FORT CALHOUN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BLAIR,NE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(3) TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS WITHIN A 2 NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 413113N/0960438W OR THE OMAHA /OVR/ VORTAC 316 DEGREE RADIAL AT 26.1 NAUTICAL MILES AT AND BELOW 3500 FEET MSL. NEBRASKA STATE PATROL, LT. FRANK PECK TELEPHONE 402-450-1867 IS IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION. MINNEAPOLIS /ZMP/ ARTCC TELEPHONE 651-463-5580 IS THE FAA COORDINATION FACILITY.

Location: Ft. Calhoun, NE (19 miles N of Omaha, NE) in Region IV
Operator: Omaha Public Power District
Operating License: Issued – 08/09/1973
Renewed License: Issued – 11/04/2003
License Expires: 08/09/2033
Docket Number: 05000285
Reactor Type: Pressurized Water Reactor
Electrical Output: 500 MWe
Reactor Vendor/Type: Combustion Engineering
Containment Type: Dry, Ambient Pressure

ref:

Nebraska Nuclear Plant Lost Cooling System After Fire
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... lenews_wsj

Source: http://hawaiinewsdaily.com/2011/06/nebr ... -disaster/

Arnie Gundersen - Nebraska Nuclear Plant: Emergency Level 4 & About to Get Worse - June 14, 2011

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... SvvmrB7qEg

NRC Monitors Second Event at Neb. Nuclear Plant Following Fire, Disruption of Spent-Fuel Cooling
http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_ ... 60901.aspx

No Fly Zone Over Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant Due to “Hazardsâ€

oh no, no, no please Lord please . We should all be praying about this.

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Level 4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internatio ... vent_Scale

JUNE 8, 2011, 7:21 P.M. ET.

Nebraska Nuclear Plant Lost Cooling System After Fire

By RYAN TRACY

WASHINGTON—A nuclear power plant north of Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday briefly lost the ability to cool a pool of used nuclear fuel after a fire at the site, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.

The NRC said the plant recovered cooling ability without activating backup systems and "temperatures in the pool remained at safe levels." The public was not in danger because the plant has been shut down since early April for a refueling outage, the agency said.
Spent fuel pools in the U.S. have received increased scrutiny after a recent crisis in Japan involving potentially overheated nuclear fuel and the release of dangerous radiation.

The agency declared an alert, the second of four emergency classes, at 9:40 a.m., 10 minutes after "an indication of fire" in a building at the plant. The NRC didn't disclose the cause of the fire. Automatic fire control systems activated and the fire was out by 10:20 a.m., the agency said. The plant is operated by the Omaha Public Power District.

Write to Ryan Tracy at ryan.tracy@dowjones.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... lenews_wsj

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

The agency declared an alert, the second of four emergency classes, at 9:40 a.m., 10 minutes after "an indication of fire" in a building at the plant. The NRC didn't disclose the cause of the fire. Automatic fire control systems activated and the fire was out by 10:20 a.m., the agency said. The plant is operated by the Omaha Public Power District.

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*High Alert* - Fire -Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant near Omaha Nebraska- Flooding Missouri River

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHZdub3n ... r_embedded

"Five O'Clock Shadow" with Robert Knight and Arnie Gundersen from Fairewinds Associates

Fire knocks out spent fuel cooling pool at nuclear plant near Omaha — Operating under heightened alert level because of nearby flooding on Missouri River.

On June 6, 2011, the Fort Calhoun pressurized water nuclear reactor 20 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska entered emergency status due to imminent flooding from the Missouri River. A day later, there was an electrical fire requiring plant evacuation. Then, on June 8th, NRC event reports confirmed the fire resulted in the loss of cooling for the reactor's spent fuel pool.

This is the first this Nebraskan has heard of this. The daily paper we subscribe to had nothing about it.

Originally Posted by Mayday

This is the first this Nebraskan has heard of this. The daily paper we subscribe to had nothing about it.

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Electrical Fire Knocks Out Spent Fuel Cooling at Nebraska Nuke Plant
http://www.propublica.org/article/elect ... nuke-plant

Nebraska nuclear plant to require more oversight at Nebraska's Cooper Nuclear Plant

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: June 13, 2011 - 4:38 pm
Last Updated: June 13, 2011 - 5:42 pm

OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators say southeast Nebraska's Cooper Nuclear Station will receive more oversight.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday says it's requiring additional oversight because of problems with procedures to shut down the plant in the event of some fires.

The NRC in a statement focuses on procedures to manually operate values that are part of a coolant injection system. That system provides water to cool the reactor during certain accidents involving the loss of coolant.

The NRC says the violation is of low-to-moderate safety significance, and is based on an inspection completed in March.

The plant at Brownville is operated by the Nebraska Public Power District. NPPD spokeswoman Jeanne (jean) Schieffer (SHE'-fer) says the company accepts the NRC's decision and will work with the agency going forward.

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/ ... Oversight/