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Floodwater surrounds nuclear plant in Nebraska as protective barrier dramatically collapses under the weight of the mighty Missouri river
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 4:00 AM on 27th June 2011
A protective barrier which was holding back floodwater surrounding a nuclear power plant in Nebraska has collapsed, sending water gushing around key electrical equipment.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission confirmed the 2,000-foot berm at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station dramatically collapsed on Sunday.
As it stands, no water has managed to penetrate inside the building but fears remain that thousands could be left without power - or face rising bills - if any damage is done.
Breached: An aerial view of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant in eastern Nebraska, surrounded by Missouri River flood waters
Breached: An aerial view of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant in eastern Nebraska, surrounded by Missouri River flood waters
The plant, which has been shut down since early April for refueling, remains safe, according to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Victor Dricks.
The federal commission had inspectors at the plant 20 miles north of Omaha when the 2,000-foot berm collapsed, sending rushing water surrounding the auxiliary and containment buildings at the plant.
The Omaha Public Power District has said the complex will not be reactivated until the flooding subsides. Its spokesman, Jeff Hanson, said the berm wasn't critical to protecting the plant but a crew will look at whether it can be patched.
'That was an additional layer of protection we put in,' Hanson said.
The berm's collapse didn't affect the reactor shutdown cooling or the spent fuel pool cooling, but the power supply was cut after water surrounded the main electrical transformers, the NRC said.
Damaged: The Souris River has already topped its record high of 1,558 feet above sea level, set in 1881
Emergency generators powered the plant on Sunday while workers tried to restore power.
Flooding remains a concern all along the Missouri because of massive amounts of water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released from upstream reservoirs.
The river is expected to rise as much as five to seven feet above flood stage in much of Nebraska and Iowa and as much as 10 feet over flood stage in parts of Missouri.
The corps expects the river to remain high at least into August because of heavy spring rains in the upper Plains and substantial Rocky Mountain snowpack melting into the river basin.
The berm collapse comes as the National Guard battled to remove a tiny footbridge that holds the key to saving a small North Dakota town from being engulfed in flood waters.
Up to 4000 homes and business in Minot will be wiped off the map if the bridge, which has become wedged against a levee, is not removed.
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