OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The nation’s top nuclear power regulator says
both of Nebraska’s nuclear power plants have remained safe as they
battle floodwaters from the bloated Missouri River.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko visited both Fort Calhoun and Cooper nuclear power
plants in eastern Nebraska this week to see how they are coping
with the flooding. Both plants sit on the river.
The Omaha Public Power District’s Fort Calhoun is the subject of
more public concern because the floodwaters are closer to that
plant. Nebraska Public Power District’s Cooper plant is more
elevated.
But Jaczko says he doesn’t believe Fort Calhoun poses “an
immediate threat to the health and safety of the public.”
He says the river isn’t expected to rise enough to cause
additional problems at the plants.