Published: June 25th, 2011 at 10:04 am ET
|
Nuclear Regulator to Visit Nebraska Plants, New York Times, June 24, 2011:
NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko will observe plant preparations and the extent of flooding from the river at Cooper Nuclear Station Sunday and the Fort Calhoun nuclear-power plant Monday. [...]
Deficiencies in flood preparation at the Fort Calhoun plant were discovered during an inspection two years ago, but were remedied, an NRC news release said. [...]
“We believe we are now in compliance with the NRC and are awaiting a final inspection.” -Omaha Public Power District spokesman Michael Jones
Published: June 25th, 2011 at 10:04 am ET
|
Go 'Newsers&# 039;!! Folks, keep reading,...
sending...
Here’s my prediction from yesterday:
“I’m sure they’ll say everything is fine, just fine.”
Report Comment
Yes, even though the US government officially declared a state of emergency for the two counties in Nebraska with the threatened nuclear plants on Wednesday, June 22nd (http://globalcooperative.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/underwater-nuclear-disaster-underway-in-midwest/), they will surely keep saying the “it’s all fine” mantra.
“Go back to bed, America. Your government is in control again. Here. Here’s American Gladiators [or whatever piece of crap popular program you prefer to insert the name of here]. Watch this, shut up. Go back to bed, America. Here is American Gladiators. Here is 56 channels of it! Watch these pituitary retards bang their fucking skulls together and congratulate you on living in the land of freedom. Here you go, America! You are free to do as we tell you! You are free to do what we tell you!” — Bill Hicks
Report Comment
My latest video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKsMTyZZ3lQ
Report Comment
Good Morning Enenews et al.,
Glad you’re back. I didn’t like the “white screen” stuff last night.
On topic: Does anyone know how many reactors could possibly be affected by this flood?
Off topic: I’m in Oregon, right by the coast. This is anecdotal, but true. Almost everyone I know has an irritating sore throat…ranges from scratchy to quite sore….accompanied by “cotton mouth” and fatigue.
Report Comment
Wa state here. Metallic taste, scratchy throat, not bad YET.
Report Comment
Good Morning from Portland. Same dry cough and weary in afternoon. Going to Spirit Mountan (casino for those curious) Tuesday. After inserting coins, Get some fallout.
ha
Report Comment
Hey! Good luck! Hope it happens! Cha-Ching!
Report Comment
You Oregonians just need to cut down on dat
sticky chronic greenbud, maybe go steam it out in da sweatlodge.
Report Comment
The Pacific NW, W. Alaska, and California are getting blitzed almsot daily. Have you ever seen a map of how the Jet Stream goes directly to the NW Coast from Fukushima? Just to see that would freak me out there! The latest plume projection by a Japanese scientist shows that TX got spared from the #3 MOX explosion fallout in late March…a trend. Austin & other parts are a good bet, statewise. (hint, hint!!!) NO papers required, relatively vibrant economy, nice peeps. (hint, hint) Ok, please ignore me and make your advance directives and hospice arrangements on the West Coast. ;P
Report Comment
I happen to live in the bay area of California, soI am of course concerned…I bought zeolite for my family and friends, but it’s hard for some of them to believe it’s important.
I am also an avid cyclist, and I can’t resist going on a ride on a beautiful day (although I have definitely noticed hazy and unusual weather these days). I guess I can’t spend my whole life indoors…
I am constantly amazed at how people survive and even thrive on this planet, knowing what I know about toxins in the environment, so I guess I have some sort of belief that there is something beyond the physical world that keeps us alive.
However, the damage is starting to become more evident lately…I read about how the oceans are on the verge of a mass extinction, can’t remember if i got that from a link here. I think we have definitely passed the tipping point, and will see things speed up now…
Report Comment
Just check out the weather maps–The Jet Stream cremates the NW coast almost daily. Ok, please ignore me, yes.
Report Comment
Weather Model – North Pacific Jet Stream Wind and 250 mb Pressure
Mouse-over/click Control Panel buttons (below left) to stop or reverse animation
http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display_alt.cgi?a=npac_250
Wave Model – North Pacific Sea Height
Mouse-over/click Control Panel buttons (below left) to stop or reverse animation
http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display.cgi?a=npac_height
Report Comment
Don’t worry, I believe you, I have seen the Zardoz simulations also, not quite sure what to think of them, but I’m sure the fallout is not “minimal” as we hear from the mainstream news…
Number one, at this point I can’t leave the west coast, although I often wish I could, but my family and friends are here. And if I did, where would I go? The midwest, where I’m closer to the nuke plants in trouble there, or the east coast, which is littered with nuke plants?
Also, after all I’ve seen and read on the internet,I have less and less confidence that we are going to survive much of what’s coming, so I’m not sure cancer down the road is my greatest concern. I realized recently how vulnerable ALL the nuke plants are in the world if anything really major happens…every plant needs people who know how to run them and know what to do in the event of an accident at all times to keep them under control…
So what if there is a large power outage from something like a solar flare, or a pandemic, major flood, or any number of unforeseen circumstances…
The result would be not enough workers at multiple power plants to keep things under control, which would result in multiple Fukushimas. With all the fuel at risk, it would ultimately result in an ELE…it seems to me that it’s only a matter of time before something like this happens.
And if it doesn’t, there are so many other threats to mankind’s existence that I’m pretty sure we’ll be wiped out by something eventually.
And I’m not sure it’s worth it to try to survive along with the global elite who have more of a chance of surviving themselves…who’d want to live with them, anyway?
I just want to enjoy life while I have it, and be close to the ones I love.
Report Comment
The movie The Road !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road
Report Comment
What about where it goes *after* it hits the West Coast? I would like to see a more complete picture.
Report Comment
By the way, has anyone been watching the Tepco live cam? it looks very smoky/ steamy right now…
Report Comment
i’ve been watching and i think it may be due to the rain hitting the inside of the reactor, or interacting with the fuel rods. but that is just my theory. there are a couple of smudges on the cam also, wonder why they don’t get some sort of cover for it so rain drops don’t get on it.
Report Comment