04:28 PM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 13 comments

Gundersen: I suspect we’re going to see reports of spent fuel pools heating up at New Jersey nuclear plants — The problem is reactors were in refueling mode (VIDEO)

02:18 PM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 36 comments

Watch: Massive devastation seen near New Jersey’s Oyster Creek nuclear plant (VIDEOS)

12:51 PM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 62 comments

Now 5 Nuke Plants with Problems from Sandy: New Jersey’s Salem reactor shuts down as water pumps “not available” — Trouble with both units at New York’s 9 Mile Point — Also Oyster Creek, Indian Point, Limerick

11:01 AM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 24 comments

Flood waters rise above threshold at NJ nuclear plant — May be forced to use fire system to cool fuel rods — FEMA: “No imminent threat of releases” — High tide happening now

05:51 AM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 59 comments

More Nuclear Plants Affected: NY’s Indian Point reactor shut down — Storm causes condenser problem at Pennsylvania plant

02:43 AM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 11 comments

NBC: Water continues to rise in area near New Jersey nuclear plant under flood emergency (AUDIO)

01:29 AM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 29 comments

Reuters: Just 6 more inches of water could submerge NJ nuclear plant’s pump to cool spent fuel pool — 25 hours to boiling without more coolant — New footage of flooding nearby (VIDEO)

12:20 AM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 33 comments

Emergency Declared at NJ Nuclear Plant from Hurricane Sandy — Power lost, ocean water rising — Concern about cooling of reactor and spent fuel pool

06:59 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 42 comments

Feds dispatch more inspectors to nuclear reactors impacted by Sandy — 2 different plants in New Jersey likely to be shut down as eye of hurricane threatens

06:06 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 22 comments

Strange: Sandy to strengthen as it gets cooler; Energy being injected into hurricane — Governor: Storm hasn’t peaked yet

05:15 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 9 comments

Video: Roads next to New Jersey nuclear plant flooded this morning by 10:30a ET — Just ~10,000 feet from Oyster Creek

03:57 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 15 comments

Photo: Flooding already reported near Oyster Creek nuclear plant in NJ—Road closed on bay, dune lines breached

01:51 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 11 comments

NOAA: “This is the worst-case scenario” — Official in NJ: We’ve never seen anything like it, at high tide the Ocean met the bay

12:52 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 31 comments

Gundersen on TV: Biggest problem I see is Oyster Creek plant near Jersey Shore — No way to cool spent fuel pool while power is out — All nuclear fuel is in pool, none in reactor (VIDEO)

11:23 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 8 comments

Top Hurricane Expert: Sandy getting worse, way beyond anything we imagined — Jersey Shore to be ‘obliterated’ — A stunningly spectacular event in worst way (VIDEO)

06:23 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 31 comments

Governor: Hurricane Sandy is “largest threat to human life our state has experienced in anyone’s lifetime… The last time we saw anything like this was never” — Coast Guard: “It could be devastation” (VIDEO)

05:26 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 9 comments

5:00a ET update from Weather Channel: “Lowest pressure yet! Winds are up!” — Hurricane Sandy strengthening (VIDEO)

04:19 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 9 comments

Meteorologist: “Very high risk of something extraordinary happening” along coast where New Jersey nuclear plant is located — “Storm surge expected to be highest recorded”

02:13 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 13 comments

Officials in Connecticut warn of giant 16-foot storm surge, with 15-foot waves on top of that — State’s nuclear plant directly exposed on ocean (PHOTOS)

10:42 PM EST on October 28th, 2012 | 47 comments

Report: Sandy forecast to hit New Jersey nuclear reactor with same design as Fukushima No. 1 — Hot fuel recently loaded in pool? (MAPS)

09:06 PM EST on October 28th, 2012 | 20 comments

Gundersen: 26 nuclear plants in area where Hurricane Sandy likely to hit — If power lost, only plan is to let spent fuel pools heat up… no generators to pump in water (AUDIO)

11:46 AM EST on October 28th, 2012 | 60 comments

Top Meteorologist: Hurricane Sandy now largest ever recorded — Highest destructive potential for storm surge in history, rated 5.7 out of 6.0 — May be lowest pressure measured in Northeastern US

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