Thursday, June 23, 2011

Sioiux City Journal | Nuclear Plants Rumors Swirl


One of Nebraska's two nuclear power plants -- Fort Calhoun Station north of Omaha -- is surrounded by the Missouri River.

The other -- Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville -- is close to shutting down because the Missouri River is rising to critical levels and pushing water over levees.

People are understandably nervous. They worry about a nuclear disaster like the one that occurred in Japan after an earthquake and tsunami in March.

And inaccurate information and rumors floating on the Internet are fueling the fear.