All USA’s nuclear plants can NOT withstand hurricane and flooding? -enenews

All USA’s nuclear plants CAN withstand hurricane and flooding – Nuclear Regulatory Comission

“All plants have flood protection above the predicted storm surge, and key components and systems are housed in watertight buildings capable of withstanding hurricane-force winds and flooding,” the NRC said in a statement earlier today.

WITH MANY THANKS TO ENENEWS FOR CRITICAL AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON THIS DISASTER

Latest Headlines:

05:51 AM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 15 comments

More Nuclear Plants Affected: NY’s Indian Point reactor shut down — Storm causes condenser problem at Pennsylvania plant

02:43 AM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 2 comments

NBC: Water continues to rise in area near New Jersey nuclear plant under flood emergency (AUDIO)

01:29 AM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 22 comments

Reuters: Just 6 more inches of water could submerge NJ nuclear plant’s pump to cool spent fuel pool — 25 hours to boiling without more coolant — New footage of flooding nearby (VIDEO)

12:20 AM EST on October 30th, 2012 | 25 comments

Alert: Emergency Declared at NJ Nuclear Plant from Hurricane Sandy — Power lost, ocean water rising — Concern about cooling of reactor and spent fuel pool

06:59 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 42 comments

Feds dispatch more inspectors to nuclear reactors impacted by Sandy — 2 different plants in New Jersey likely to be shut down as eye of hurricane threatens

06:06 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 20 comments

Strange: Sandy to strengthen as it gets cooler; Energy being injected into hurricane — Governor: Storm hasn’t peaked yet

05:15 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 8 comments

Video: Roads next to New Jersey nuclear plant flooded this morning by 10:30a ET — Just 10,000 feet from Oyster Creek

03:57 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 15 comments

Photo: Flooding already reported near Oyster Creek nuclear plant in NJ—Road closed on bay, dune lines breached

01:51 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 11 comments

NOAA: “This is the worst-case scenario” — Official in NJ: We’ve never seen anything like it, at high tide the Ocean met the bay

12:52 PM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 29 comments

Gundersen on TV: Biggest problem I see is Oyster Creek plant near Jersey Shore — No way to cool spent fuel pool while power is out — All nuclear fuel is in pool, none in reactor (VIDEO)

11:23 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 8 comments

Top Hurricane Expert: Sandy getting worse, way beyond anything we imagined — Jersey Shore to be ‘obliterated’ — A stunningly spectacular event in worst way (VIDEO)

06:23 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 31 comments

Governor: Hurricane Sandy is “largest threat to human life our state has experienced in anyone’s lifetime… The last time we saw anything like this was never” — Coast Guard: “It could be devastation” (VIDEO)

05:26 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 9 comments

5:00a ET update from Weather Channel: “Lowest pressure yet! Winds are up!” — Hurricane Sandy strengthening (VIDEO)

04:19 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 9 comments

Meteorologist: “Very high risk of something extraordinary happening” along coast where New Jersey nuclear plant is located — “Storm surge expected to be highest recorded”

02:13 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 13 comments

Officials in Connecticut warn of giant 16-foot storm surge, with 15-foot waves on top of that — State’s nuclear plant directly exposed on ocean (PHOTOS)

12:25 AM EST on October 29th, 2012 | 3 comments

Hurricane Center Director: 11 feet of water rushing inland possible — NOAA: Above ground water levels could go up 11 feet (VIDEO)

10:42 PM EST on October 28th, 2012 | 46 comments

Report: Sandy forecast to hit New Jersey nuclear reactor with same design as Fukushima No. 1 — Hot fuel recently loaded in pool? (MAPS)

09:06 PM EST on October 28th, 2012 | 20 comments

Gundersen: 26 nuclear plants in area where Hurricane Sandy likely to hit — If power lost, only plan is to let spent fuel pools heat up… no generators to pump in water (AUDIO)

06:03 PM EST on October 28th, 2012 | 21 comments

Gundersen: Hoax drew attention from report that Fukushima plant is still oozing radiation (AUDIO)

03:04 PM EST on October 28th, 2012 | 31 comments

Sinkhole Geologist: I’m here to tell you I was wrong about low pressure readings — Newspaper: Fear gas could escape through earth and present explosive risk (VIDEO)

11:46 AM EST on October 28th, 2012 | 60 comments

Top Meteorologist: Hurricane Sandy now largest ever recorded — Highest destructive potential for storm surge in history, rated 5.7 out of 6.0 — May be lowest pressure measured in Northeastern US

@enenews admin -thanks for all your hard work in getting the truth out to people!

Our thoughts are with the victims of this tragedy and their families.

October 30, 2012 - Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized

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