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Nuclear accident risk as flood berm bursts at Fort Calhoun Nebraska nuclear plant

June 27, 2011 By NEWS WIRE 5,466 Comments

21WIRE + CNN | A repeat of Fukushima is possible in the US, as Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant risks siege by flooding river.

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MEDIA BLACKOUT: WAS THERE A NUCLEAR INCIDENT AT FORT CALHOUN NEBRASKA?

June 22, 2011 By NEWS WIRE 10,992 Comments

Patrick Henningsen | Can we really afford more ‘Fukushima-type’ events?

Filed Under: Energy, International News, Nuclear, Patrick Henningsen Tagged With: Boeing-Rocketdyne, Cooper Nuclear Station, Council Bluffs, evacuation, FAA NO FLY ZONE, flood, Fort Calhoun, Fukushima, Level 4, MOX fuel, Nebraska, nuclear, spent fuel rods