Nuclear emergency at the Oyster Creek plant (NJ, USA)
Alert: Emergency Declared at NJ Nuclear Plant from Hurricane Sandy - Power lost, ocean water rising - Concern about cooling of reactor and spent fuel pool
"The nation’s oldest nuclear power plant, already out of service for scheduled refueling, was put on alert late Monday after waters from Superstorm Sandy rose 6 feet above sea level. [...]
High water levels at Oyster Creek [...] prompted safety officials to declare an “unusual event” around 7 p.m. About two hours later, the situation was upgraded to an “alert,” the second-lowest in a four-tiered warning system*.
The plant’s owner, Exelon Corp., said power was also disrupted in the station’s switchyard, but backup diesel generators were providing stable power, with more than two weeks of fuel on hand. [...]"
As discussed by nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen, there is NO backup diesel generator for the spent fuel pool at Oyster Creek.
http://enenews.com/breaking-emergency-at-nj-nuclear-plant-from-hurricane-sandy-alert-as-ocean-water-rises-power-lost-concern-about-cooling-of-reactor-and-spent-fuel-pool
Flood waters rise above threshold at NJ nuclear plant - May be forced to use fire system to cool fuel rods - FEMA: “No imminent threat of releases” - High tide happening now
http://enenews.com/flood-waters-rise-above-threshold-at-nj-nuclear-plant-oyster-creek-may-use-fire-system-to-cool-spent-fuel-rods-fema-no-imminent-threat-of-releases
"The nation’s oldest nuclear power plant, already out of service for scheduled refueling, was put on alert late Monday after waters from Superstorm Sandy rose 6 feet above sea level. [...]
High water levels at Oyster Creek [...] prompted safety officials to declare an “unusual event” around 7 p.m. About two hours later, the situation was upgraded to an “alert,” the second-lowest in a four-tiered warning system*.
The plant’s owner, Exelon Corp., said power was also disrupted in the station’s switchyard, but backup diesel generators were providing stable power, with more than two weeks of fuel on hand. [...]"
As discussed by nuclear expert Arnie Gundersen, there is NO backup diesel generator for the spent fuel pool at Oyster Creek.
http://enenews.com/breaking-emergency-at-nj-nuclear-plant-from-hurricane-sandy-alert-as-ocean-water-rises-power-lost-concern-about-cooling-of-reactor-and-spent-fuel-pool
Flood waters rise above threshold at NJ nuclear plant - May be forced to use fire system to cool fuel rods - FEMA: “No imminent threat of releases” - High tide happening now
http://enenews.com/flood-waters-rise-above-threshold-at-nj-nuclear-plant-oyster-creek-may-use-fire-system-to-cool-spent-fuel-rods-fema-no-imminent-threat-of-releases