Hurricane Irene knocked a nuclear reactor offline at Calvert Cliffs Read more: http://www.abc2news.

[nadinbrzezinski]

Hurricane Irene sent a nuclear reactor offline late Saturday night. That's according to the Constellation Energy Nuclear Group.

Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/eastern_shore/hurricane-irene-knocked-a-nuclear-reactor-offline-at-calvert-cliffs#ixzz1WJ2NKHxp

The story is really short... so only one para...

MORE complete story...

Nuclear Plant Under 'Unusual Event'

Aluminum Siding Hits Calvert Cliffs



Read more: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/29003502/detail.html#ixzz1WJ5UsDny

LUSBY, Md. -- Calvert Cliffs, a Southern Maryland nuclear power plant, automatically went offline overnight.


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Constellation Energy Nuclear Group spokesman Mark Sullivan released a statement shortly before 2 a.m. saying the Calvert Cliffs facility is safe and stable. He said an "Unusual Event" has been declared, which is the lowest of four emergency classifications by the National Regulatory Commission.

Read more: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/29003502/detail.html#ixzz1WJ5HbLj9

[Waiting For Everyman]

1. K&R

I don't like the fact of a nuke being disabled by a piece of siding. Somehow it doesn't seem like it ought to be that fragile.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yep I just added it after seeing your tweet

And this one in particular don't surprise me that much... but I have been wondering about seismic effects more than anything

As long as it remains at that stage....

[Waiting For Everyman]

6. Lol, now I'm really confused - just kidding.

I'm glad you said that, I thought I was losing it.

[backwoodsbob]

9. umm the *nuke* wasn't disabled

the siding took out a transformer so they took the plant offline until the transformer is fixed.

[Waiting For Everyman]

10. Um, the nuke took itself offline automaticallly - I call that disabled.

As in not functioning.

[defendandprotect]

2. Not much being made of it? Been watching weather news....haven't seen anything on it--!!

But tornado was reported to have hit in Vineland NJ and have seen at least two other

tornado threat reports --

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. This is about what ten minutes old?

Should be breaking... soon, we hope. North Anna came and went.

[Waiting For Everyman]

5. CNN reported it a short while ago. n/t

[defendandprotect]

7. Vineland probably a long while ago -- but 2 recent tornado reports in last 15 mins....

where tornado funnel seen -- don't know if anything go hit --

it's 3:45 am here in NJ --

Report on NC - they had winds at 100 mph
and 454,000 w/o power

Here in NJ we have very heavy rain reports -- 4 and 5 inches - -but then some areas

like Morristown very little rain thus far???

We had a lull in the rain about an hour ago but coming down heavy now.

[Waiting For Everyman]

8. The lulls are the gaps in the bands.

It went through here (MD) yesterday. I hope it doesn't hit you guys hard. Also hope your power stays on - mine has, so far. 632,000 in my state went out.

[defendandprotect]

12. "Unpredictable" -- btw, one of the tornado threats was in Brooklyn ...

MSNBC commented but didn't give any other info --

Lots of discussion re storm surge which effects area from VA to NYC

"wind whipped waves" 21 feet high!

Some areas have gotten 7" of rain --

945,000 w/o power in Virginia --

[Waiting For Everyman]

13. Yup, I saw that buoys off of Ocean City, MD were reporting 20+ foot waves.

Knowing the area, that's pretty shocking.

Tornadoes in Brooklyn! Wow.

[defendandprotect]

11. Presume you're referring to the concerns about wind effect at North Anna?

Presume the dam is also OK -- ?



This is a Common Dreams post/comment which perhaps you've read?



what you are not hearing about North Anna on MSM:

from http://enenews.com/

WARNING: 130+ mph hurricane forecast to make landfall nearby NC nuke plant that’s only “built to withstand winds of 128 mph” — Could be a “once-in-50-year” event for Northeast (MAPS)

and

Dam at Virginia nuke plant inspected for damage after quake — Engineering experts had classified it as “high-hazard”

and

CBS Affiliate: Water level drop of 20+ inches in a day in lake used by reactors have many near quake-hit Virginia nuke plant concerned — Dam problem?

in particular potential problems with the dam are of great concern. the dam was built to provide a reservoir to cool the reactor. the dam was built to the same seismic standards of the day that the reactor was. However the seismic risk was upgraded at the site by the USGS leaving the reactor, and presumably the dam, significantly under designed for the site.

20 inches per day from a 9600 arce lake is 13 million cubic yards. thats alot of water. if the water dropps below the intakes. boom.


3:51 am --

Meanwhile, MSNBC was reporting perhaps a light sign of weakening of Irene --

but speeding up a little bit -- think it's been moving at about 16 mph?