{"id":103995,"date":"2018-09-17T13:28:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T17:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=103995"},"modified":"2018-09-17T13:31:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T17:31:12","slug":"is-this-the-predicted-nuclear-event-associated-with-superstorm-florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=103995","title":{"rendered":"Is this the predicted nuclear event associated with Superstorm Florence?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Inaccessible” North Carolina Nuclear Plant Declares “Unusual Event” During Storm-Driven “Hot Shutdown”<\/h1>\n

ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n

Duke Energy\u2019s Brunswick nuclear plant, about 30 miles south of Wilmington, has\u00a0declared a state of emergency\u00a0<\/strong>as the 1,200-acre complex\u00a0remains cut off by flood waters and and is inaccessible to outside personnel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Just as\u00a0we warned a week ago<\/a>, The\u00a0News & Observer reports<\/a>, at this time,\u00a0no one can come in and relieve the Duke Energy workers and NRC \u201cstorm riders\u201d who have been on site for days<\/strong>, \u00a0NRC spokesman Joey Ledford said. And it would not be possible to evacuate the 10-mile emergency evacuation zone around the site if a higher level of emergency were declared.<\/p>\n

\u201cNone of the roads are passable,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Ledford said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plant is safe. The reactors are in hot stand-by mode 3 shutdown.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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But as Intellihub reports<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0The Nuclear Regulatory Commission\u00a0is being tight-lipped about an \u201cunusual event\u201d which occurred at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant<\/strong>\u00a0last Saturday which forced a \u201chot shutdown\u201d of both the plant\u2019s Generation IV-type reactors 1 and 2.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0NRC classified the emergency as an \u201cunusual event\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0but provided little to no details on the situation.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the NRC reports that weather conditions from Tropical Storm Florence are currently preventing workers from accessing the plant.<\/p>\n

\u201cA hazardous event has resulted in on site conditions sufficient to prohibit the plant staff from accessing the site via personal vehicles due to flooding of local roads by Tropical Storm Florence.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From the NRC regarding Event 53609:<\/p>\n

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h\/t\u00a0@tronictime<\/p><\/div>\n

The current rector mode is showing as \u201chot shutdown\u201d and more rain is on the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

River waters in the area are expected to rise as much as 20 feet in the coming days.\u00a0Not to mention, local dams in the area may be to capacity.<\/p>\n

Brunswick is equipped with\u00a0emergency backup diesel generators to operate essential equipment if the facility lost off-site power from the grid<\/strong>. Ledford said that the reactors never lost power and the generators never had to be activated.<\/p>\n

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