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SPECIAL EDITION PODCAST: Hurricane Sandy Q&A
October 30, 2012 | In this special edition Q&A
podcast, Gundersen and Hurley discuss what effects Hurricane Sandy had
on U.S. nuclear power plants, especially Oyster Creek. Gundersen
explains how spent fuel pools are not configured to be cooled with
diesel power in the event of a loss of offsite power. Oyster Creek and
several other nuclear power plants did lose offsite power and Thomson
Reuters reports that they may use fire pumps to cool the pools.
Listen Now
NRC: THREE REACTORS EXPERIENCED SHUTDOWNS DURING STORM; OYSTER CREEK PLANT REMAINS IN ALERT
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GUNDERSEN ON DEMOCRACY NOW BEFORE HURRICANE SANDY LANDFALL
Gundersen discusses the likelihood of nuclear plants in the path of
Hurricane Sandy losing off-site electrical power. In this scenario, a
plant would be forced to rely on backup diesel generators to cool the
reactor. Gundersen says: "Its not a question of the winds from this
hurricane blowing the plant down. It's a question of the loss of
off-site power. That's exactly what happened after Fukushima Daiichi"
Watch Now
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