That nearby, Nebraska Nuclear Power Station

Check out what the media is reporting about the nearby Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station and it's possible flooding: "As Ketv reported in March: Fort Calhoun’s nuclear power plant is one of three reactors across the country that federal regulators said they are most concerned about. Last year, federal regulators questioned the station’s flood protection protocol. NRC officials said they felt the Omaha Public Power District should do more than sandbagging in the event of major flooding along the Missouri river." Then there's this from Sunday's New York Times: "Last year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited the Fort Calhoun plant for not being adequately prepared for floods and rated the safety violation in the “yellow” category, the second most serious...Earlier this month, the plant briefly lost power needed to cool the spent fuel pool after a fire that remains under investigation." Then, lest you think that's all there is to be concerned about, you need to know that the Ft. Calhoun plant isn't alone. There is also the Cooper Nuclear Reactor and it's also in Nebraska and it, too, is subject to flooding and flood waters right now: "The Lincoln Journal Star notes: Nebraska Public Power District officials are concerned rising flood waters could force them to shut down the nuclear power plant if the river reaches a level of 902 feet above sea level…The highest reading at Cooper on Sunday was 900.6 feet above sea level, [Nebraska Public Power District] spokesman Mark Becker] said." And more water has been released up North, by the Corps of Engineers, as we know. Finally, check out this little comparison: "[T]he federal government’s own Sandia National Laboratories has concluded that similarities between the Dai-Ichi plant and reactors like Cooper pose a significant problem: specifically that a lengthy loss of electrical power could cause a nuclear meltdown...the Cooper plant near Brownville is still producing power, though Sunday it put out a 'notification of unusual event' on Sunday." Yikes. As I've said before, the sky isn't falling but these situations are at least a bit of a concern, for sure. Links: http://projectpangaia.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/nebraska-nuclear-threat-as-unpredictable-as-fukushima/; http://missouri-news.org/midwest-news/nebraska/nppd-nuke-plant-could-be-shut-down-in-three-seconds-critics-still-worry/6173; http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/us/21flood.html?_r=1