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Fort Calhoun: A Status Update15 comments

Moderator wrote 2 months ago: Lara Uselding Public Affairs Officer, Region IV   The NRC will hold a public meeting March 27 to dis … more →

Tags: Operating Reactors, nrc, nuclear power plant

Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant – A 2013 Update 28 comments

Moderator wrote 4 months ago: Lara Uselding Public Affairs Officer Region IV   As we turn the page on a new year, the NRC is watch … more →

Tags: Operating Reactors, nrc, nuclear power plant

Flooded Nebraska Nuke, Ft. Calhoun - Updated2 comments

flyingcuttlefish wrote 4 months ago: Fort Calhoun supervisor tests positive for controlled substance Arnie Gundersen: At the Ft. Calhoun … more →

Tags: ambient cuttlefish waters, White collar crime, Environment, arnie gundersen, flooded nuke plant, Ft.Calhoun, Fairewinds, Ft. Calhoun plant flood plan, Fort Calhoun NPP

Yule Fuel1 comment

Gregg Levine wrote 5 months ago: Yes, it’s time for that metaphor again. If you grew up near a TV during the 1960s or ’70 … more →

Tags: Energy, byron, Calvert Cliffs, Clean Safe Too Cheap to Meter, Crystal River, Davis-Besse, Diablo Canyon, dry cask, High-Level Radioactive Waste

Update on Flood Damaged Ft. Calhoun Nuke Plant in Nebraska + Nuke News4 comments

flyingcuttlefish wrote 6 months ago: Enformable News - The work and resources being expended by the Omaha Public Power District to restar … more →

Tags: 7 Seas, unsafe nukes, Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station, south korea nuclear power plants, south korea nuclear program corrupt, US nuke plants hurricane Sandy, nuclear energy Sandy, damaged NPP Sandy

Hurricane Sandy Brings Wind, Rain and Irony to US Nuclear Plants

Gregg Levine wrote 6 months ago: Hurricane Sandy’s projected path as of 9 AM, Monday. (map courtesy of NOAA) With Hurricane San … more →

Tags: Energy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, nrc, Nuclear, Virginia, North Anna, hurricane irene, Calvert Cliffs

Super Bee Apple Orchard Field Trip1 comment

movingmommy wrote 7 months ago: Last month Grace had a field trip to the super bee apple orchard in Fort Calhoun.  It was a chilly r … more →

Tags: field trips, Apple Orchard, Nebraska, Field Trip

USA - Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant Not Likely To Restart Anytime Soon1 comment

jasonlockley wrote 8 months ago: USA – Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant Not Likely To Restart Anytime Soon Officials say the troubled … more →

Tags: civil nuclear, IN SERVICE, nrc, oppd

Saturday Night Cruising

mediawench wrote 8 months ago: NSOC Blair-Fort Calhoun Cruise, August 25, 2012, originally uploaded by Maggie Osterberg. A sunset, … more →

Tags: photos, Nebraska, Cars, fujifilm x10, Photography, Subaru, WRX, Fujifilm X10, NSOC

Fort Calhoun under new management

jasonlockley wrote 9 months ago: Fort Calhoun under new management Exelon Generation is to take on the management of the Fort Calhoun … more →

Tags: civil nuclear, IN SERVICE, nrc, Exelon, oppd, 478MW

Fort Calhoun Nuke Plant Privatized

flyingcuttlefish wrote 9 months ago: Private Firm being Hired to run Nebraska Nuke Plant A Nebraska utility has decided to hire outside e … more →

Tags: ambient cuttlefish waters, Nebraska nuke plant, Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station, Ft.Calhoun, Omaha Public Power District, failing US nuke plant, aged nuke plant

Fort Calhoun Nuke Plant Has a Crack

flyingcuttlefish wrote 11 months ago: Dated May 25th - ‘Crack’ Finds Omaha’s Nuclear Plant Under Investigation Again [snip] . . . A year a … more →

Tags: ambient cuttlefish waters, Ft.Calhoun, US nuke plant has a crack, crack in containment building

Another Problem at Fort Calhoun Nuke Plant

flyingcuttlefish wrote 12 months ago: Neb. utility reports finding flaw at nuclear plant  Omaha Public Power District workers found a flaw … more →

Tags: ambient cuttlefish waters, Neb. nuke plant, flooded nuke plant, Ft.Calhoun, oppd, Omaha Public Power

Hopefully USACE plans finally will include the Fort Calhoun site of last years possible Level 4 Nuclear Accident in Nebraska “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers no current safety plan”

tinaquizon wrote 1 year ago: Last year we broke the story of the possible risk of a Level 4 Nuclear Accident in Nebraska because … more →

Tags: Breaking News, environment, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gavins Point Dam, Damage Assessment, flooding, Omaha District Hydrologic Engineering Branch, Missouri River Basin, The Omaha District Systems Restoration Team

Event Reports: Reactor problems apparently drive nuclear supervisors to drugs

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: (This is what happens when I get busy trying to earn a living and don’t check the NRC Event Re … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, Event Reports, Plant Shutdowns, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, cook, drugs at work, Salem, Turkey Point, kewaunee

Ft. Calhoun nuclear plant “likely would have melted down” if operators were not forced by NRC to make enhancements before major flooding

flyingcuttlefish wrote 1 year ago: . . . According to Arnie Gundersen, on WBAI. “Back in ’09 [the NRC] did force Ft. Calhoun to d … more →

Tags: ambient cuttlefish waters, Gundersen, nrc, arnie gundersen, Ft.Calhoun, Nebraska flooded nuke plant, flooded US nuke plant

Event Reports: A reactor shuts down in Illinois, reactor coolant system fails a seismic test in Nebraska, and a drunker operator is suspended in Wisconsin

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago:   Some items from this morning’s NRC Event Reports:   1. Yesterday afternoon, operators were t … more →

Tags: Reactor problems, fitness for duty, Event Reports, Plant Shutdowns, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, drunk at work, Quad Cities, kewaunee, Nuclear Power

Fort Calhoun Nuke Plant Fire - NRC Admits Was a Big Threat

flyingcuttlefish wrote 1 year ago: Feds confirm Neb. nuke plant fire was major threat Federal regulators on Tuesday confirmed their pre … more →

Tags: ambient cuttlefish waters, Fort Calhoun nuke plant, flooded nuke plant, Ft.Calhoun, Nebraska flooded nuke plant, Fort Calhoun flooded, fire at Fort Calhoun, flooded fort calhoun, NRC Ft. Calhoun

NRC issues slew of regulatory letters, including $140,000 fine against Florida nuke

Robert Singleton wrote 1 year ago: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued three regulatory letters today addressing events at nuclear … more →

Tags: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fire-2, Catawba, Turkey Point, Nuclear Power, Florida, united states, South Carolina, Nebrasa


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