A damaged nuclear power plant has been shut down due to rising flood water.The Fort Chalhoun Nuclear Station remains shutdown due to rising Missouri River flood waters but officials say there is no water inside the plant itself.
The rising river "has certainly affected the site, but the plant itself, the actual reactor is still dry," Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Scott Burnell said.
The 478-megawatt plant north of Omaha shut April 9 to refuel, and has remained shut because of the flooding, said Omaha Public Power District spokesman Jeff Hanson.
Residents have been shoring up levees around towns as federal officials widen flood gates to allow record or near-record water releases to ease pressure on reservoirs.
The Fort Calhoun station is owned and operated by the Omaha Public Power District and supplies power to Nebraska s largest city.
The 478-megawatt plant north of Omaha shut April 9 to refuel, and has remained shut because of the flooding, said Omaha Public Power District spokesman Jeff Hanson.
Residents have been shoring up levees around towns as federal officials widen flood gates to allow record or near-record water releases to ease pressure on reservoirs.
The Fort Calhoun station is owned and operated by the Omaha Public Power District and supplies power to Nebraska s largest city.
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