Fukushima in America? Twelve nuclear power plants are in the path of Hurricane Florence… flooding,

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Fukushima in America? Twelve nuclear power plants are in the path of Hurricane Florence… flooding, storm surge threaten cooling operations

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 by: Mike Adams   
 

(Natural News) At least twelve operating nuclear reactors are in the predicted path of Hurricane Florence, which has been upgraded to a category 4 storm as it surges toward the U.S. East Coast. According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which offers an interactive map of active nuclear reactors, two plants are vulnerable to both heavy rainfall and the expected storm surge which could bring a surge of up to 20 feet of ocean water pouring into coastal areas.

Those two reactors, located NE of Myrtle Beach, North Carolina, are known as “Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit 1” and “Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit 1.”

https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-09-11-fukushima-twelve-nuclear-power-plants-in-the-path-of-hurricane-florence.html

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What fear-mongering garbage from Nut News.

In real news:

U.S. nuclear power plants prepare for Hurricane Florence
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-florence-nuclear/us-nuclear-power-plants-prepare-for-hurricane-florence-idUSKCN1LR2C8

...Duke spokeswoman Mary Kathryn Green said that since the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in 2011 all U.S. nuclear plants have installed more safety equipment, including portable pumps and generators.

To prepare for the storm, nuclear operators check on backup diesel generators to make sure they have enough fuel, conduct site walk downs and secure any loose equipment that could become a projectile in the wind, said Hannah at the NRC....

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Nuclear plants in Carolinas brace for Hurricane Florence, may shut in advance
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/electric-power/091118-nuclear-plants-in-carolinas-brace-for-hurricane-florence-may-shut-in-advance

...Duke Energy's nuclear plants in the Carolinas would be required to shut in advance of the arrival of winds of more than 73 miles per hour, Karen Williams, a spokeswoman for the coastal 1,978-MW Brunswick plant 30 miles south of Wilmington, North Carolina, said. The units would have to be shut at least two hours before the arrival of hurricane-force winds, meaning the process of shutting the reactor would have to begin even earlier, she said.

The same requirements apply to most US nuclear units. Nuclear reactors are protected against extreme winds, including tornado-strength gusts, but shut as a protective measure in case off-site power is lost.

The Carolinas have a heavy concentration of power reactors, with 12 of the country's 99 nuclear units. In addition, four units are in Virginia and five in coastal Delaware and Maryland.

Preparations for the storm are already underway at all 11 Duke nuclear units in North and South Carolina, including the two-unit Brunswick and Duke's one-unit 820-MW Robinson-2 near Florence, South Carolina, Williams said....