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The Cooper nuclear power plant 59 miles from Omaha is also shutting down temporarily due to flooding: https://www.omaha.com/news/iowa/cooper-nuclear-station-st
by zackmorris 8y ago
The Cooper nuclear power plant 59 miles from Omaha is also shutting down temporarily due to flooding:
https://www.omaha.com/news/iowa/cooper-nuclear-station-still-operating-but-preparing-for-shutdown-as/article_f0edca08-0454-5795-8622-3646e954ae5e.html https://www.omaha.com/news/iowa/cooper-nuclear-station-still...
The Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant 18 miles from Omaha was shut down permanently on October 24, 2016 due to flooding:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Calhoun_Nuclear_Generating_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Calhoun_Nuclear_Generatin...
- deadmetheny 8y agoThe river isn't necessarily going to reach the 45' point that CNS requires for shutdown - it might, but no guarantee. FCNS shut down due to budgetary concerns - its operational costs were too high to justify keeping it open. The flood was just the last of a long series of issues they had down there.