Utility: Neb. nuke plant would be safe in flood

Published September 26, 2012 6:21pm ET



OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska utility that owns Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant says the public shouldn’t worry about the unlikely event of a dam failing upstream.

Omaha Public Power District spokesman Jeff Hanson says the utility conducted an extensive analysis of flood threats at Fort Calhoun.

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