Thom Hartmann: Nuclear Power - We almost Lost Nebraska

After the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe in Japan - a lot of people wondered out loud just what the hell the Japanese were doing building nuclear power plants along the coast of an area prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. It's as though they were just asking for this to happen - who could have been so stupid?? Surely - here in the United States we're a lot more careful with where we build OUR nuclear plants right?? Well...no. The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant just outside Omaha, Nebraska is completely surrounded by water. But I suppose that's what happens when you build a nuclear plant right in the middle of the flood plain of the Missouri River. Flood waters from the rising Missouri River have settled at a foot and a half ABOVE where the plant sits - and the only thing stopping Fort Calhoun from flooding just like Fukushima flooded is a six-foot high rubber wall surrounding the plant. But that's not the only nuclear power plant in danger. Just down the river in southeast Nebraska - the Cooper Nuclear Plant - is also on the verge of flooding out

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[Mariofan14832]

Im moving to germany

[maricopaapt14]

It's June 22nd, 2011 and in Indiana, this is the first I have heard of the threat of flooding a Nuclear Plant, so I am a little pissed it isn't in the news. Sounds Like BP all over again.

[renton9999]

sure, why don't we immediately shut down every nuclear plant, not like we can't build new power plants by pulling them out of our asses and expect them to be instantly operational. oh, and while we are suffering from a severe energy crunch, why don't we have this idiot stop wasting needed power by forcing him to write letters in the dark instead of using power to run the production equipment and lighting! floods happen, they shut down the reactors days before floods heavily affect the plants

[ZombieMovProductions]

Really WE ALMOST LOST NEBRASKA! Come on you could start using that phrase when the plant was filled with water! What is wrong with media! And coal power plants cause way more problems, kill way more people, and release a lot more radiation into our environment! Sure there may be better things then nuclear like wind and solar but nuclear is far better then coal and oil and it should always have a place in our power grids.

[d2099y]

Doesn't anyone find it funny that all of a sudden Niclear power plants are all going to explode. Between 1974-1978 the New York Times had annual entries numbering 120 for car accidents which caused 50,000 deaths per year and 50 entries for Industrial accidents which caused 12,000 deaths per year. Radiation had 200 entries per year and caused zero deaths. The media love speading fear and preying on peoples imaginations, it sells a lot of papers and air time. Coal emits 200 times the radiation

[d2099y]

Since March 2011 Nuclear shutdown, Germany’s power imports from Poland increased by 500 MW a day.Poland hopes Germany will continue this trend, which is boosting its power sector and its coal industry. Poland generates 90% of electricity using coal and the Polish PM said that Germany’s decision will put coal back on the agenda. The capabilities of renewbles have been exagerated in the past which is why Denmark, Germany and the US has mandated their use by law.

[XaMitV]

Nobody cares about us Nebraskans. D:

[Ganseblumchen12]

nuclear-false-flag-alert in USA before 911 anniversary

[2110kop]

Yea NO MORE NUKES

If so, then what ?

Answer: Star Scientific's Muon Catalysed Fusion

"Unlike current fission nuclear reactors, there are no fissionable materials such as uranium and plutonium used to generate energy through muon catalysed fusion, so there is no possibility of an accident, leak or meltdown"

See their website - Star Scientic Limited

blog "The Big Picture by Andrew Horvath

Youtube video "In The Footsteps of Fusion"

Safe clean abundant cheap energy

[GamerWithTheEnemy]

Hey good news can come out of this. With a no-fly zone over the plant at least residents will have some blue chemtrail-free skies. We in Northern Illinois are not that lucky. Our skies are milky 6 days out of the week!

Hey gov't ... we need a no fly zone too !!

[bluecode320]

@AreaParis No it isn't. Do you think that power plants and refineries packed with flammable gases and liquids are safer? Do you think that oil rigs and fracking rigs are safer?

[rsmarkster]

Your comparing apples to oranges in this, japans plant got flooded with 10 feet of water in 3 minutes. This plant was aware of the Missouri river flooding months before it did. Your scare tactics to get views are truly disgusting.