WSJ: Even though Ft. Calhoun reactor is shutdown it requires electricity to avoid melting of core
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JAC on 6/26/2011, 10:15 pm
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576410083499886642.html
[... NRC spokesman Victor] Dricks said temperature monitors were working properly and temperatures of key parts of the nuclear power plant were normal. Water has not seeped into any of the containment structures, he said.
Even when in shutdown mode, a nuclear plant requires electricity to keep key components cool in order to avoid any degradation or melting of the core that could result in the release of radiation. [...]
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