Update:

"Water from the Missouri River that normally aids in cooling the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station has now become its worst enemy, as a levee helping to protect electrical transformers at the Nebraska facility has collapsed, forcing workers to switch to emergency generators.

Flood waters reached containment buildings and transformers Sunday, forcing the shutdown of electrical power at the plant."

The plant owners claim there is no danger to the public, since the plant was shut down for refueling last April. But one does worry about how well the back-up cooling pumps are functioning to continue to cool the spent fuel pool.

Charley Noble