Cal baseball team safe in Omaha?

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2011-06-17 07:03

Berkeley Radiological Air and Water Monitoring Forum

I hope that nuke plant holds up for the college world series.

The airspace above the plant is still closed.

http://www.businessinsider.com/faa-closes-airspace-over-flooded-nebraska...

OPPD spokesman Jeff Hanson told Business Insider that the nuclear plant is in a "stable situation." He said the Missouri River is currently at 1005.6" above sea level, and that no radioactive fuel had yet been released or was expected to be released in the future.

Asked about the FAA flight ban, Hanson it was due to high power lines and "security reasons that we can't reveal." He said the flight ban remains in effect.

Ummm, the part about high power lines is a COMPLETE lie. The power lines are already accounted for on FAA sectional maps and have nothing to do with a temporary flight restriction, unless they were just erected, which seems highly unlikely given the flood. Thanks for the misinformation though, bub. Nice try.

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Photo of plant nukes plant island.

Submitted by Tdm (not verified) on Fri, 2011-06-17 09:06.

I am no expert but I can see this plant is close to being underwater I wouldn't be hanging around to see what happens.

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249728_10150218029379630_...

Power off

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-06-17 09:10.

So if water does rise more they have to turn off power .wait nuke plants require power well I hope water reccedes I will look into this.

Aqua dam preventing flood under control

Submitted by Tdm (not verified) on Fri, 2011-06-17 09:14.

Neb. nuclear plants prepared for flood, say feds

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/17/national/main20071991.shtml

http://www.oppd.com/AboutUs/2

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-06-17 08:13.

http://www.oppd.com/AboutUs/22_007105

Rumor: A no-fly zone was set up around Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station because of a release of radiation, similar to what happened with the Fukushima reactors in Japan.

There has been no release of radioactivity at Fort Calhoun Station due to the flooding and none is expected.
The flight restrictions were set up by the FAA as a result of Missouri river flooding.
OPPD’s extensive, preplanned actions to protect the FCS reactor and spent-fuel pool from the floodwaters have been effective.
The reactor is housed in a watertight containment building, and is in a normal and safe “cold shutdown” condition, covered by more than 23 feet of purified reactor coolant water.
In addition, OPPD has installed Aqua Dams® and other berms around such vital equipment and buildings at the FCS site.

Why flooding on the ground

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-06-17 08:17.

Why flooding on the ground would cause the restriction of planes that fly in the air is beyond me. Don't planes fly over the ocean every day?

i was thinking the same

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-06-17 08:32.

i was thinking the same thing, but the reason for this restriction would probably be that above 3,500', you are high enough in the event of an engine failure, to glide to solid ground. below that, you might have to ditch in the water, and could, technically, crash into the plant. that would be how the faa would justify this. still, you're allowed to fly over lakes just a few feet above the water as long as no one is around, and a pilot who would crash into a plant rather than land in water around it is probably a risk to do that even if there wasn't water around it, so the rationale doesn't really make sense.

my concern is that the website says it's because of the flood, but the rep is on record as saying it's because of power lines and secret stuff. that doesn't jive.

I have heard that a second

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2011-06-19 10:36.

I have heard that a second set of power lines was installed. I would imagine that Ft. Calhoun wants to protect the power lines from any possible accidents at this critical time. I am sooo glad we have people here, on this forum, keeping and eye on this situation. I live in the Omaha area.

Update June 19

Submitted by Tdm (not verified) on Sun, 2011-06-19 11:31.

Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville, Neb., declared a "Notification of Unusual Event" about 4 a.m. Sunday when the Missouri River there reached a height of 42.5 feet.
The declaration, which has been anticipated by the power plant’s operators, was made as part of safety and emergency preparedness plan the station follows when flooding conditions are in effect.
The plan’s 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. If the river’s level increases to 45.5 feet or 902 feet above sea level, plant operators are instructed take the station offline as a safety measure.

The National Weather Service estimated that the river will rise to 42.7 feet by late afternoon Sunday.

Cooper Nuclear Station is located three miles southeast of Brownville and 70 miles south of Omaha. It is owned and operated by the Nebraska Public Power District, with headquarters in Columbus, Neb.

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. The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant operated by the Omaha Public
Power District posted a an unusual event notification due to flood waters on June 6.The Fort Calhoun nuclear plant, 20 miles north of Omaha, was shut down April 9 for refueling. It has not been restarted because of the imminent flooding.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20110619/NEWS01/110619670/0

According to a statement released by NPPD, there is no threat to plant employees or to the public and the plant continues to operate safely. Cooper staff continuously monitors the river’s water levels as part of normal operations.

Personnel have been preparing the station for flood conditions by filling sandbags, constructing barricades, procuring materials and supplies, and reinforcing the access road plant staff use to get to the station. More that 5,000 tons of sand was brought in for constructing barricades, such as Hesco barriers placed around the station’s switchyard of transformers and other electrical equipment.

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.
Contact the writer:

402-444-1272, kevin.cole@owh.com

Not fort caloun

Submitted by Tdm (not verified) on Sun, 2011-06-19 11:33.

Oops this story pertains ito a different plant down stream.

The FAA notification for

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2011-06-18 11:36.

The FAA notification for Fort Calhoun FDC 1/6523 type is listed as 'Hazards'. Effective Date(s): From June 06, 2011 at 2231 UTC Until further notice.

http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_6523.html

A question for the FAA

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2011-06-18 14:51.

A question for the FAA is:
Is this a hazard for the plant, because of aircraft crashing into the plant (although surely the rising floodwater is a just little bit more of a concern at the moment), in which case why was this no-fly notification only in place since June 6th 2011?
Or is it a hazard for the pilot, because emergency venting of radioactive gas above the plant is already happening or planned?
Or is this perilous flood situation just a hazard to Obama and co's plans for nuclear power, and a cover up is needed, so no fly-over photos?

nothing to see here folks...MOVE ALONG

Submitted by HotMess (not verified) on Sun, 2011-06-19 13:37.

yup. Just like the gulf was SEALED and 'remediation' of vast numbers of big marine mammals and birds was done under cover and at night. Happy news for Duke of Edinburgh, we don't need a super pathogenic deadly virus, not when we have Corexit and the delicious cocktail of radioisotopes that will do the business FOR TWENTY GENERATIONS, at a minimum.