Published: June 20th, 2011 at 6:29 am ET
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Levee About to Break Near Brownville, Action 3 News, June 19, 2011:
Emergency management officials say the area is turning out to be a total loss causing sandbagging to stop. Instead, relief efforts are now more focused on locations to the south of Brownville.
Record River Surge Recorded In Southeast Nebraska, WOWT, June 19, 2011:
Levee “at risk of washing away completely”
Cooper Nuclear Station: 72676 648A Ave, Brownville, NE
Published: June 20th, 2011 at 6:29 am ET
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Help….my friends and family think I’m crazy to believe there is a flood threatening Nebraska’s Nuclear plants. I told them I had pictures but I wasn’t able to rip them and send…they told me the russian’s made up the story…does anyone have any links?
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As them to do a search in google for nebraska nuclear plant see the number of articles which say nothing is happening and ask them to name a similar instance when nothing was happening and all news outlets were writing about how nothing was happening.
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I tried that and they said that it was all a hoax from the Russians and I believe they threw some Pakastanis in there too. This is a horrible and ridiculous situation…I’m not talking to people about this anymore it’s too upsetting….if they don’t want to know the truth that’s their problem…sadly I know there will come a day when it all is clear….I’m not playing messenger anymore….la la la beautiful summer day!!!!!Nothing to see here.
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@sorry charlie..here’s one
http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20110617&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=706179913&Ref=AR&maxw=600&maxh=400
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Thanks heart, I sent it…
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What in the World is going on? Were they jealous of all the attention Fukushima is getting?
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Scary news video. I just wonder why they don’t stop showing the SEA WORLD commercial before the flood alert.
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If levees break upstream of the plant, it actually lowers the water level and slows down the rise of water at the plant.
Ironically the commercial I saw was for a system to help basement walls stand up under pressure. Those guys may be fielding inquiries from the Cooper Nuke plant!
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In addition to the levees there are the dams. If just one of them goes there will be a ‘domino effect’, with horrific consequences.
This is looking more and more like a payback for a century of environmental crimes.
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Nebraska is one of the few states that is not in the red lately. It has some of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation and a state surplus, I believe–impressive! Very Solid People who don’t goof around….All the more reason that State & Locals should be able to direct funds now to attack this PRONTO!!!
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I´m from gemany and i have a stupid question:
Yesterday the graph of Brownville shows 45,23ft.as highest level
Then it was changed to 44,62 ft.
Why did they do that?
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=oax&gage=bron1&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
Ok, the text version never mentioned a higher level than 45ft.,so why there are differences between the text and the graph?
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I think the graph shows the latest level, whereas the text in the box shows the level before that.
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No, they changed the graph in between 5 minutes .
The level was above 45 ft., then “click”,
no Data above 45 was shown anymore.
Maybe they made a mistake and corrected it, …
We will never know…
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Was a blip on Late night news I saw, so I seached:
NRC loosens, ignores safety rules to keep nuclear reactors operating
19 Jun 2011 … NRC loosens, ignores safety rules to keep nuclear reactors … keep the nation’s aging reactors operating within safety standards by …. Instead of making sure these reactors are really safe, they lower the standards, …
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2011/06/nrc_loosens_ignores_safety_rul.html
Nuclear plants face ever lower standards | StarTribune.com
20 Jun 2011 … resize text increase font size; print; buy reprints … Commercial nuclear reactors in the United States were designed and licensed for 40 years. … safety standards to keep aging reactors within operating rules. …
http://www.startribune.com/nation/124166148.html
Aging reactors survive through rule changes
Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep aging reactors operating within safety standards by weakening those …
http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/
U.S. nuclear regulators weaken safety rules – Nuclear Power …
20 Jun 2011 … Commercial nuclear reactors in the United States were designed and licensed for … safety standards to keep aging reactors within operating rules. … and NRC often collaborate on research that supports rule changes. … expelling steam with low levels of radioactive tritium into the air outside. …
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2011/06/20/us_aging_nukes_part_1
AP IMPACT: US nuke regulators weaken safety rules – National
Commercial nuclear reactors in the United States were designed and licensed for 40 years. … loosening safety standards to keep aging reactors within operating rules. … and NRC often collaborate on research that supports rule changes. … and a valve stuck shut, expelling steam with low levels of radioactive …
http://portal.norvado.net/?page=news_us&op=viewstory&story=100290
Aging Reactors Survive Through Rule Changes Charleston SC National …
Low Country Today. News » National News » Back To Story Page, Send To Printer … Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep aging reactors operating within safety standards by weakening those …
http://www.lowcountrytoday.com/npps/print.cfm?nppage=24196&tfn=
AP Impact: US Nuke Regulators Weaken Safety Rules | WJTV
20 Jun 2011 … Commercial nuclear reactors in the United States were designed and licensed for … safety standards to keep aging reactors within operating rules. … and NRC often collaborate on research that supports rule changes. … expelling steam with low levels of radioactive tritium into the air outside. …
http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2011/jun/20/ap-impact-us-nuke-regulators-weaken-safety-rules-ar-1998846/
WNYT.com – AP IMPACT: US nuke regulators weaken safety rules
20 Jun 2011 … Commercial nuclear reactors in the United States were designed and licensed for … safety standards to keep aging reactors within operating rules. … and NRC often collaborate on research that supports rule changes. … expelling steam with low levels of radioactive tritium into the air outside. …
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S2163683.shtml?cat=10104
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Standards !, What Standards ? ; ) wink & nod
Rules !, What Rules ? ; ) wink & nod
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Well, here’s the perfect storm in the making: tv weather shows thunderstorms and TOR:CON tornado conditions index ripe for tornados across the eastern half of Nebraska, until 8 pm, with 2 flooded nuclear reactors and the overflowing Missouri, all in the zone.
If a tornado ever takes out an elevated spent fuel pool and sends the rod fragments 100s of miles around, many will ask why all sfps weren’t put in the ground.
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Hey jump,
Do you really think having the SPFs “in the ground” will actually make any difference? Really? I sincerely doubt it.
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SFPs
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The only thing I found that even hints of a problem at Calhoun;
http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/nebraska-nuclear-plant-update-missouri-river-levees-breached/
All of the rest include variations of the word “safe”.
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