Gundersen: 26 nuclear plants in area where Hurricane Sandy likely to hit —

[Throckmorton]

34. And unlike many here presume, we have not been sitting on our hands since Fukushima

We have spent over $20M at my site alone since March 2011 on beyond design basis improvements, under B.5.B. Everything from heavy earth moving equipment, stored above flood level, to numerious small portable pumps and gensets, similarly stored. Plus the procedures to use them and training in their use. We are far from finished with this work, but we have used these lessons and continue to learn from them. In fact, this storm has pointed out that we are on the right track, and the areas that need to be further enhanced.

I'm as big a critic of my industry as anyone, but Arnie's "No backup to cool the spent fuel pool" is a bold face lie.