This could get ugly in a hurry. Oyster Creek is the
same design, but even older than Fukushima, and acccording to Reuters, just 6 more inches of water will completely
submerge the cooling pump.
(Reuters) - Exelon Corp declared an "alert" at its
New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear power plant due to a record storm surge, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission said, warning that a further water rise could
force the country's oldest working plant to use emergency water supplies to
cool spent uranium fuel rods.
The alert came after water levels at the plant rose by more
than 6.5 feet, potentially affecting the pumps that circulate water through the
plant, an NRC spokesman said late on Monday. A further rise to 7
feet could submerge the service water pump motor that is used to cool the
water in the spent fuel pool.
In the wake of Fukushima, the U.S. nuclear industry has
pledged to bring additional backup equipment such as generators, pumps, hoses,
and batteries to keep plants operating in case of loss of power or water, but
that deployment is still under way. Some critics have raised
concerns about the safety of spent fuel at Oyster Creek and other
nuclear plants, noting that the cooling pools where it is stored are not
required to have backup power. Spent fuel rods are still radioactive
and continue to generate significant heat for decades. Without cooling,
the pools would boil away, leaving the fuel vulnerable to damage and to causing
a radioactive release. Exelon says it has "numerous, redundant
backup cooling systems."
However, as discussed below by nuclear expert Arnie
Gundersen, there is NO backup diesel generator for the spent fuel pool at
Oyster Creek.
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Don't skip this. Arne Gunderson discusses Oyster
Creek:
Interview runs 5 minutes. Gunderson on Democracy Now yesterday:
"There is NO backup generator for the spent fuel pool
at Oyster Creek."
"The biggest problem, as I see it right now, is the
Oyster Creek plant. Oyster Creek is the same design, but even older than
Fukushima Daiichi unit 1. It’s in a refueling outage. That means
that all the nuclear fuel is not in the nuclear reactor, but it’s over in the
spent fuel pool. And in that condition, there’s no backup power for the
spent fuel pools. So, if Oyster Creek were to lose its offsite power —
and, frankly, that’s really likely — there would be no way cool that nuclear
fuel that’s in the fuel pool until they get the power reestablished. The
most important lesson we can take out of the Fukushima Daiichi incident,
especially with Hurricane Sandy, is that we can’t expect to cool these fueling
pools."
This is an excerpt of an article Sound the Alarm released by well-known Christian prophet Rick Joyner on the prophet-platform Elijahlist.com on Feb. 2 this year.
He
prophesied about a catastrophic event at the US West Coast without
specifying the time, yet pointed out that this thing, when unfolded,
will be the “worst day” of his life. (possibly meaning this will happen
in his days)
Coincidentally,
Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), the Sleeping Prophet, has suggested that much
of the West Coast could possibly be flooded with the ocean's water. The
region is actually a much discussed topic among 2012 watchers including
Webbot.
"I've
had to prophesy many negative things over the last few years, and like
it or not (and many don't), we have a track record of accuracy. Quite
a few have listened, evaluated, believed, prepared, and have prospered.
I know the prepared will prosper in all times, but I would rather not
prosper because of catastrophe. Our first goal should be to warn so that the catastrophe does not have to happen. Everything will be settled and made right on the Judgment Day, which is what I've resolved to live for.
Our
West Coast is about to be shaken like it has never been shaken before. I
am encouraging everyone I know to pray for more time, but we don't have
much time.Others also have been seeing similar things along the New Madrid fault line along the Mississippi River. Some have seen this linked with when the U.S. puts serious pressure on Israel to divide Jerusalem. There
are amazing parallels between things we have done to Israel with
natural disasters that have struck our country. These are not a
coincidence.
...Some
on the West Coast have started hearing for themselves, even some of the
most vehement doubters, and for this I am very thankful.
Even so, the day this begins to unfold on our West Coast will be the worst day of my life. I
learned a long time ago that you are unlikely to get credit for
accurate prophecies until you're dead and no longer a threat. For this
reason, I don't even consider being vindicated. I would much rather be wrong about this one, but I know I'm not. Since
the Japan earthquake and tsunami, I have been feeling the grief more
and more for our own countrymen that are on our West Coast."
Editor's note: Rick Joyner
is the founder and executive director of MorningStar Ministries and
Heritage International Ministries and is the Senior Pastor of
MorningStar Fellowship Church. He is the author of more than forty
books, including The Final Quest, A Prophetic History, and Church
History.
Now,
Planet X is approaching to the earth, meanwhile, we are living in
2012, did you remember the movie of "2012" ? Perhaps that is a warning
to the world ...
2012 年3 月，奧巴馬另外再簽署《國防資源準備行政命令》（Executive Order - National Defense Resources Preparedness），授權總統在美國實施戒嚴，並有權在危機時或平時控制國家所有資源的權力。國家資源包括：所有食物、能源、醫療衛生設施、交通公具、道路的使用權、食水及所有設施。
