gundersen: water intake bldg most critical at ft calhoun plant

Arnie Gundersen raises awareness of nuclear plant operations, single-handedly, with his online videos. Gundersen points out in a WBAI interview a small water intake building with primary role in keeping nuclear materials cool, may be most critical factor at Fort Calhoun? Nuclear materials must be kept cool at all times and reality not lost on this nuclear industry executive. The importance of outside observations cannot be understated with nuclear energy. Tom Burnett, another expert, observes most recent pictures of Fort Calhoun disappear off the net, an indication of efforts to withhold information from the public. The pictures of Fort Calhoun nuclear plant pumping water like a shipping ship, are not comforting. You must also wonder about the burst aqua berm over the weekend? Was it a nefarious act or another in an endless stream of supposed mishaps or incompetence? The present writer doesn't buy it's always an innocent mistake!

missouri river floods ft calhoun ne nuclear plant

What in the world is going on? A Nebraska nuclear power plant in Fort Calhoun alongside the Missouri River evacuated recently and called in local fire department after a fire broke out. Arnie Gundersen, a nuclear power expert, provides professional insights into crisis and simple observation, "nuclear plants and sand bags don't mix." Gundersen implies a more serious crisis in a Five O'Clock Shadow interview with observation local fire departments are hardly ever called in as plants rountinely handle small fires. Also, the six dams along the Missouri river are full from greater snow run off this year and Gundersen bluntly adds a dam failure would present a great danger. The Ft Calhoun plant is also the storage facility for the state's spent fuel rods. Gundersen interview is available here.

There are, also, interesting posts elsewhere. A NC Renegade blog entry comments on No Fly Zone over the power plant. The present writer surmises, authorities want to conceal escaping gasses. Jeff Rense links an e-mail from Tom Burnett, an expert who is frequently on his show. Burnett points out, "Calhoun stores its spent fuel in ground-level pools which are underwater anyway - but they are open at the top. When the Missouri river pours in there, it's going to make Fukushima look like an x-ray. But that's not all. There are a LOT of nuclear plants on both the Missouri and Mississippi and they can all go to hell fast." Are you beginning to wonder why the crises at nuclear plants?

living in a radioactive world: hot particles to breathe in the air

Nuclear power industry executive Arnie Gundersen posts invaluable video updates on radiation dangers from Fukushima disaster. The videos have done much to raise awareness, worldwide. Where's the US Surgeon General to warn Americans? The nuclear power executive brings his expertise to the mainstream with interview by John King available here. A surprised Gundersen reports 10 hot particles per day breathed in by the Japanese but Americans in Seattle breath in five. A hot particle is extremely dangerous as it causes damage in close proximity, usually, results in a necrotic spot in lungs, bones or digestive track where it is lodged in the body over time! Hot particles are not easily detected as they are miniscule in size and termed "fuel fleas" by Gundersen. Where's George Harrison when you need him to adapt his song to fit a new age as we're fated to "Living in a Radioactive World"!