Engineering Disaster Alert: Boone Dam, Tennessee

3 03 2015

Many nuke plants downstream from this failing dam

MORE: ENE-News (recent) – Officials ‘Alarmed’ at Press Conference on Dam with Nuclear Plants Downstream: ‘Movement’ in foundation 100s of feet underground; Rock dissolving — “Sinkhole is indication of bigger problem” — “Urgency of issue is obvious” — Examining “every possible type of failure” (VIDEO)

Godlike Productions forum thread – BOONE DAM FOUNDATION CRUMBLING

Red Flag blog – ALERT — Sinkhole Under Tennessee Boone Dam – 7 Nuclear Reactors Downstream

TVA announces that Boone Lake water levels will remain below normal

What about when the snow melts?  – Question on Zero Hedge article comments.

Nov. 1, 2014 – Tenn. – Sinkhole Under Dam Emergency

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Boone Reservoir Dam TVA’s Boone Reservoir Dam, Tennessee Photo Credit: David Grace

North America – USA | State of Tennessee, Boone Reservoir Dam
Location: 36°26′25″N 082°26′18″W
Present Operational Age: ~63 years
Damage Level: Critical
Evacuees: unknown

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February 27th, 2015 at 1:30 am ET

Officials ‘Alarmed’ at Press Conference on Dam with Nuclear Plants Downstream: ‘Movement’ in foundation 100s of feet underground; Rock dissolving — “Sinkhole is indication of bigger problem” — “Urgency of issue is obvious” — Examining “every possible type of failure” (VIDEO)

January 26th, 2015 at 1:02 pm ET

Official: Urgent, worrisome situation at major dam with nuclear plants downstream — We don’t know what’s going on — “You’ve got water able to get by that dam… coming out downstream… which, of course, shouldn’t be happening” — Danger of collapse called not ‘imminent’ — Cracks found in another dam nearby, water seeping from…

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6 03 2015
miningawareness's avatar miningawareness (21:19:24) :

That’s a great picture! Pretty scary to think of all of these things. I think there was an old book called “Our Living Earth” or “Our Living Planet”. All of those dams are getting old too. How many nuclear reactors are downstream? Three or four? It’s strange that most of us don’t think about concrete having a lifespan though it should be as clear as the nose on our faces. I recall how shocked I was to learn that concrete has a lifespan. Subsidence is something that many don’t think of either. Hope that you and Walter are doing well. Was just thinking of you both. There are a whole bunch of NRC deadlines coming up – concrete, allowing Holtec to store damaged fuel rods in flimsy containers (or not), radiation exposure, especially to the eyes. EPA rules for ISL were just added. I sniff the need for something bigger than Watergate to come out.
Did you know about the role that the UAW and Walter Reuther played in trying to stop Fermi near Detroit? They fought it out from 1956 to 61. They warned of everything. I’m glad that Dana’s getting his moment in the sun, though it is dangerous work he’s doing.

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7 03 2015
flyingcuttlefish's avatar flyingcuttlefish (09:20:19) :

yeah, we are all doing all we can…
and many getting paid off.

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