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June 27, 2011

Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant Surrounded By Floodwater 
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Floodwater from the Missouri River have surrounded parts of the Fort
Calhoun nuclear power facility in Nebraska after the collapse of an
eight-foot-high 2,000-foot-long inflatable berm early on Sunday.
Emergency generators were needed to power the plant until an off-site
power supply was connected Sunday afternoon. The plant has been shut
down since April. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Gregory
Jaczko is scheduled to visit the site today. On Sunday, Jaczko visited
another nuclear plant in Nebraska threatened by flooding of the Missouri
River.



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