Image by Getty Images via @daylifeBy Randy Economy1:20 a.m.
New reports are claiming that Hurricane Irene has sent a nuclear reactor offline late Saturday night and into early Sunday morning.
According to the Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, a heavy gust of wind knocked a large piece of aluminum siding from the building and the siding came in contact with a main transformer,.
CNN is reporting that an "Unusual Event" was declared. "Unusual?" WTH?
Here is the "official statement" released to the media:
"BALTIMORE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As of 7 p.m. EDT, the CENG Calvert Cliffs nuclear power facility in Lusby, Maryland remains at 100 percent power on both units. Two representatives from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) are on-site. There is a large incident response team on-site closely monitoring the storm. We remain aligned with local, state and federal officials. Safety is our number one concern for our employees and their families, the plant and our surrounding communities. Special thanks to our outstanding employees for the extraordinary job they have done preparing the facility for the storm. Nuclear power plants are designed to withstand extreme weather conditions. Our facilities at Calvert Cliffs in Maryland, and R.E. Ginna and Nine Mile Point in New York have emergency safety procedures and back-up systems in place, which include early and extensive preparation for storms. We practice the plan routinely. As the storm progresses, we will comply with the NRC's rigorous safety requirements in evaluating plant conditions as the storm progresses. At this time, we are not experiencing hurricane force winds at our Calvert site. We will continue monitor Hurricane Irene throughout the night and into Sunday."
Man, I am glad I live in "earthquake" country here in Los Angeles County, rather than having to deal with hurricanes.
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