Feds Inspect Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Reactors After D.C. Blackout

Feds Inspect Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Reactors After D.C. Blackout, CBS Baltimore, April 14, 2015. "When the lights went off last week across parts of D.C. and Maryland, power was also cut off at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The two reactors then switched over to backup emergency diesel generators, but one of them failed–a glitch that could have resulted in devastating consequences. 'If a plant loses off-site power, the safety systems that are used to help cool down the reactor are then powered by these emergency diesel generators. We saw this at Fukushima,' said Neil Sheehan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman. During the Fukushima crisis, a massive earthquake knocked out power to the plant. It was followed by a tsunami that destroyed all the backup generators, resulting in a nuclear meltdown."http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/04/14/feds-inspect-calvert-cliffs-nuclear-reactors-after-dc-blackout/#.VS2UIZOkghg.twitter