Nebraska's two nuclear plants near Omaha on alert

June 24, 2011

Two nuclear power plants in Nebraska, US, near the city of, remain on alert following flooding. One is shut down pending floodwater receding.

The - 19 miles north from Omaha - has been shut down since April 9 partly due to flooding from the. It sits nearly two feet below the current river level. This month, the plant lost power needed to cool the for a short time after a fire.

The current flooding with record water releases is expected to stay at high levels until August, so that another plant,, to the south and further from Omaha, will soon be concerned, too.

On Wednesday the (NRC) said that it was keeping an eye on the situation and both plants have taken action for protection against the rising floodwaters.