Figure 22.5

U.S. Global Change Research Program USGCRP
Christopher W. Avery

This figure appears in chapter 22 of the Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II report.

Floodwaters from the Missouri River surround the Omaha Public Power District’s Fort Calhoun Station, a nuclear power plant just north of Omaha, Nebraska, on June 20, 2011. The flooding was the result of runoff from near-record snowfall totals and record-setting rains in late May and early June (NWS 2012).d3fef0b2-e2ca-4db2-ac56-4fd7a6eb455c A protective berm holding back the floodwaters from the plant failed, which prompted plant operators to transfer offsite power to onsite emergency diesel generators. Cooling for the reactor temporarily shut down, but spent fuel pools were unaffected.cddc8922-f4a7-46b1-8141-1143dd262dd0 Photo credit: Harry Weddington, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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References :

• Screening analysis report for the proposed generic issue on flooding of nuclear power plant sites following upstream dam failures. (cddc8922)
• The Missouri/Souris River Floods of May–August 2011 (d3fef0b2)

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