Nuclear Reactors Await Hurricane Sandy

Among the various immobile pieces of infrastructure in the path of the East Coast hurricane are around 20 nuclear reactors, from Calvert Cliffs in southern Maryland to Pilgrim in Plymouth, Mass., and Vermont Yankee, just north of the Massachusetts line in Vernon, Vt. But the industry and regulatory officials say that this is an anticipated challenge. At the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s mid-Atlantic office in King of Prussia, Pa., Diane Screnci, a spokeswoman, said that reactors in the region have undertaken routine preparations. “They all have severe weather procedures,’’ she said. “They’ve gone through their procedures, making sure they have appropriate staff able to be on site, and that anything that’s outside is fastened down.’’ “They’re all designed to withstand the natural phenomena, including hurricanes and what comes with hurricanes — high winds, high water, that...

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@GenGrn » 31 Oct '12, 3pm
Nuclear reactors on East Coast in path of Hurricane #Sandy [link]
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RT @CASEnergy: #Nuclear #energy facilities are ready for #Sandy: @MattWaldNYT shows how they have safely withstood past hurricanes [link]
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#Nuclear #energy facilities are ready for #Sandy: @MattWaldNYT shows how they have safely withstood past hurricanes [link]
@ans_org » 29 Oct '12, 2pm
Great Matt Wald article on how nuclear plants have survived previous severe weather events: [link]
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RT @DrBobBullard: Nuclear Reactors Await Hurricane Sandy - [link] [link]
@Drugliancich » 29 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @javisalas: ¿Están preparadas las centrales nucleares para el impacto del huracán Sandy? [link]
@_Nucleaire__ » 29 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @stacyfmitchell: "Among the pieces of infrastructure in the path of the hurricane are 20 nuclear reactors." [link] @ABFalecbaldwin
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"Among the pieces of infrastructure in the path of the hurricane are 20 nuclear reactors." [link] @ABFalecbaldwin
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[link] front pg #Sandy stories on how it was made what it may do & coastal nukes' preparing [link]
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RT @emplois_engages: Les centrales nucléaires américaines se préparent à l'arrivée de l'ouragan Sandy [link]
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Les centrales nucléaires américaines se préparent à l'arrivée de l'ouragan Sandy [link]
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Nuclear Reactors Await Hurricane Sandy. How safe is #IndianPoint in the #HudsonValley? #sandy #nuclear [link]
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¿Están preparadas las centrales nucleares para el impacto del huracán Sandy? [link]
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RT @dialecsost: Els reactors nuclears de la costa est dels EUA a l'espera de l'huracà Sandy [link]
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Hmm... many #nuclearReactors in the path of #HurricaneSandy [link] and [link]
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[link] Nuclear industry will use the USA hurricane as PR
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La probabilidad es baja, pero no se puede descartar que Fukushima esté en NY [link]
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Nuclear Reactors Await Hurricane Sandy: Filed under: Environment News [link]
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