Regulator signs off on threatened Nebraska nuclear plant

Jun. 27, 2011
BROWNVILLE, Neb, June 26 (Reuters) - A top regulator said on Sunday that a nuclear power plant threatened by flooding from the swollen Missouri River was operating safely and according to standards."

Floodwater seeps into Nebraska nuke plant building

Jun. 27, 2011
Officials say that floodwater seeping into the turbine building at a nuclear power plant near Omaha on the banks of the Missouri River is not a safety risk.Omaha Public Power District spokesman Jeff Hanson said Monday that seepage was expected at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station and that pumps

As floods advance, crews race to save Iowa town

Jun. 15, 2011
A temporary earthen levee is the only barrier standing between Hamburg and the floodwaters of the Missouri River, and officials hope efforts to beef it up will be enough to keep the small southwestern Iowa town from filling up like a bathtub.Crews working for the Army Corps of Engineers hope to pile