Is world safe enough for more nuclear reactors?
POSTED BY: Niki2
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 18:16
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COOPER PLANT
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NPPD, which owns and operates the Cooper power plant, said the “notification of unusual event” it declared was made as part of emergency preparedness procedures the station follows when flooding occurs. [...]
Water levels at the Brownville gauge increased approximately two feet in a 24-hour period from 5:30 a.m. Saturday to 5:30 a.m. Sunday.
By Sunday morning, the river stage at Brownville had reached 44.4 feet, surpassing the previous record crest of 44.3 feet set in 1993 flooding. By 3 p.m., the Brownville gauge was at 44.7 feet, the equivalent of 901.2 feet above sea level. Three hours later, the level had risen another half foot.
FT CALHOUN
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Officials said on Friday that the plant is on the lowest emergency status, but they are prepared if it rises another 10 feet.
"We have a lot of margin of where we are today. And, if things were to progress, we still have margins and actions to be able to address that," Bannister said.
"I can assure you a Fukushima event will not occur at Fort Calhoun," Gates said.
Officials said the situation is totally different than the nuclear power plant in Japan that was hit by both earthquake and tsunami. They said they are confident with weeks they've had to prepare.
OPPD said they will not restart the reactor until the river stabilizes.
HARDWARE, I think what you are saying is that the technology can be safe. But IMHO no technology is ever 100% safe. People make mistakes. Nature throws us knuckleballs. Parts fail. Planes fall out of the sky. Building collapse. Power lines fail and chemical plants blow up. It's in the nature of things.
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Somne dirty oldass reactors in States, I support energies that are alternatives to oil and normally support whatever that new plan for public safety but then we must examine if reactors need to be updated ASAP and if they can't afford this can we afford to dismantle? Not sure how true this is....a news vid on new events is out there....waste/shutdown? team from the Department of Public Service to investigate the incident?
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