Super Hurricane Sandy threatened 9 US nuclear power plants

The US government is sending more supervisors to nine nuclear power plants in areas where super typhoon Sandy spills over to ensure that the storm will not cause problems in these plants.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said that each nuclear power plant had two supervisors in the past. They are equipped with satellite phones to communicate with NRC anywhere, anytime. New supervisors that the NRC mobilizes will ensure that the management of nuclear power plants is prepared to deal with the storm seriously, comprehensively and reasonably, the AP reported.

Three Mile Island, the name of Pennsylvania's nuclear power plant, is one of nine nuclear power plants that will suffer the power of super typhoon Sandy. In 1979, partial melting occurred in the barrel of the No. 2 reactor in the Three Mile Island plant, causing radioactive material to penetrate the ground. This is one of the most serious civilian accidents in the United States.

Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania state, is one
9 nuclear power plants will suffer the power of super typhoon Sandy.

'Safety procedures for nuclear power plants require plants to be shut down before the storm hits the plant,' the NRC said.

NRC stressed that all 9 nuclear power plants have diesel generators in case of a storm causing power outages.

'All important equipment and systems are located in closed buildings capable of withstanding heavy storms and flooding,' the NRC said.

Super typhoon Sandy moved at high speed and poured rain and wind into cities in the northeastern United States on October 29. Schools in the northeastern United States closed, the New York Stock Exchange ceased operations, the AP reported. Several million people in areas where the storm passes are forced to stay at home instead of going to work. Buses, trains and subways stop working. More than 7,000 flights from and to the east of the United States were canceled. Officials asked hundreds of thousands of people along the coast to evacuate, including 375,000 people in New York City.