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Originally posted by Nosred
reply to post by Dephyle
Like it or not CNN is a reliable news source.
Originally posted by Nosred
reply to post by Daughter2
It wasn't just the company who said everything was under control, it was the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a government agency whose job is to make sure nuclear reactors are safe.
Originally posted by Daughter2
Originally posted by Nosred
reply to post by Daughter2
It wasn't just the company who said everything was under control, it was the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a government agency whose job is to make sure nuclear reactors are safe.
Gee, sorry, the GOVERNMENT said it was ok. Well, I can't think of anytime the government was wrong so everything must be ok.
Communities in Atchison County are being asked to evacuate after a levee breached three miles north of the Brownville bridge. An emergency evacuation has been ordered for those living in the Missouri River Basin, including all of Atchison County west of Interstate 29. Landgdon, Watson, Phelps City, and Nishnabotna should evacuate. “This is a large breach and water will be moving rapidly. Persons should stay out of this area if previously evacuated due to danger,” Atchison County Emergency Management said in a statement.
A levee in Atchison County, Mo., was breached earlier this evening about three miles north of the Brownville bridge, emergency management officials said. The affected area is west of Interstate 29, encompassing Langdon, Watson, Nishnabotna and Phelps City. Residents were told to evacuate the area. Read more: www.kansascity.com...=omni_popular#ixzz1QAjIvSo1
Every bridge across the Missouri River from St. Joseph to Omaha is closed, as are parts of U.S. Highway 275, Missouri Highway 111, U.S. Highway 136, State Route V, State Route W, U.S. Highway 159 and Missouri Highway 118 in Atchison and Holt counties. The Missouri Department of Transportation said parts of I-29 are expected to be closed through mid-August.
Like it or not CNN is a reliable news source.
Gov. Jay Nixon and state officials are concerned about the possibility of additional water releases from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-operated dams. There is a possibility of Gavins Point Dam releases going above 150,000 cubic feet per second. “Summer floods really are nasty things,” Mr. Nixon said. The state has asked the Corps of Engineers to prepare inundation maps based on a flow of 200,000 cubic feet per second, Mr. Nixon said. In the next few days, water will be traveling at 13 mph past St. Joseph, versus the normal speed of 2.5 miles. That speed is multiplying the grinding effect on the river’s banks and levees. Emergency management has to expect to see the unexpected, Mr. Nixon said. The Missouri National Guard is working closely with local officials to ensure a prepared reaction rather than being surprised, said Maj. Gen. Stephen Danner, commander of Missouri Army and Air National Guard. There are concerns about heavy rain moving from the Rockies onto the Upper Plains. That could bring additional water into the Missouri River basin, the governor said. Now that the 150,000 cubic feet per second flow has reached St. Joseph, federal, state and local officials say it will continue for at least another two months. Rosecrans Memorial Airport has been identified as one of the areas the state has chosen to fight for and win.
Originally posted by Nosred
reply to post by Dephyle
Like it or not CNN is a reliable news source.
As was declared at Fort Calhoun on June 7th, another “Notification of Unusual Event” was declared at Cooper Nuclear Station on June 20th. This notification was issued because the Missouri River’s water level reached an alarming 42.5 feet. Apparently, Cooper Station is advising that it is unable to discharge sludge into the Missouri River due to flooding, and therefore “overtopped” its sludge pond.
The Cooper Nuclear Power Plant has had a history of problems for several years; never quite up to snuff for standards. This next linking article describes a problem in 2010 with a "refusal to cooperate." crisisjones.wordpress.com... "
“An NRC Information Notice subsequently issued nearly a year later (NRC IN-94-27) indicated that below grade rooms in the reactor and turbine buildings had extensive leakage with rising water levels. The notice stated that 'the floor drain system had backed up so that standing water from within areas known to be radiologically contaminated had migrated out into designated clean areas.'1 The NRC inspectors noted that plant personnel 'had not established measures to divert the water away from important components.' For example, water levels rising inside the reactor building impinged on electrical cables and equipment such as the Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC) pump room causing the circuitry to ground out."
Nebraska's SE Cooper Nuclear Power Plant in Crisis with NW Missouri Levees Bursting; Fort Calhoun Nuclear Site Flood Waters
Originally posted by this_is_who_we_are
What would happen if the plants become completely submerged, the rods melt and there is a resulting radioactive steam cloud released. It would be huge. And wouldn't it continue to steam, and steam, and steam. It couldn't be stopped, could it?