Cooper nuclear plant: 60 people are sleeping on cots, staffers rotated out every two days — Floodwaters ‘not expected’ to impact vital equipment

Published: June 23rd, 2011 at 8:43 am ET
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Officials Monitoring Rising Floodwaters At Nebraska Nuclear Plants, CNN, June 23, 2011:

[...] Nebraska utility officials have erected barriers to protect buildings at the plant from flooding and have installed a berm around the facility’s electrical switchyard. The Cooper plant is located about 80 miles south of Omaha.

“The licensee does not expect floodwaters to impact vital plant equipment,” the NRC stated.

However, CNN affiliate KETV reported Wednesday that, as a precautionary move, the facility is keeping dozens of staff members onsite around the clock. The station reported that about 60 people are sleeping on cots at the plant and that the staffers are being rotated out every two days. [...]

Published: June 23rd, 2011 at 8:43 am ET
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