FAA Closes Airspace Over Flooded Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant

Associated Press, Business Insider by Ricky Kreitner | Jun. 16, 2011 (News Report)

A fire in Nebraska's Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant briefly knocked out the cooling process for spent nuclear fuel rods, ProPublica reports.

The fire occurred on June 7th, and knocked out cooling for approximately 90 minutes. After 88 hours, the cooling pool would boil dry and highly radioactive materials would be exposed. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 16, 2011 - 10:23 AM PDT
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Officials apparently do not want this story covered, and the major media seem to not be covering the story. And we have been criticizing secrecy in Japan?

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