Boone Dam in Tenn. Worsens! Above Some Nuke Plants

5 05 2015

Keep an eye on this!

flyingcuttlefish's avatarThe Louisiana Sinkhole Bugle

ENE-News – Top Official: “Sinkhole has sunk further… we have water coming through dam” upstream of nuclear plants; “Now agency’s top priority”; “Continued flow…could destabilize dam” — Section caved in at base — Gov’t not disclosing inundation maps over security concerns; Private meeting with facility in path (VIDEO)

sinkhole in the parking lot (!!!!!)

Lots of info – BooneDoggle

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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

[ updates will go here later ]

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Potential Technological Hazard/Engineering Disaster

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

TVA Region Map

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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