Katrina: update on New Orleans nuke plant status

Yesterday, I posted an item rounding up reader comments about the status of a nuclear power plant and a submerged toxic dump in storm-ravaged New Orleans.

Regarding the Waterford Nuclear Plant in New Orleans, which is run by Entergy, a Boing Boing reader who asks to remain anonymous says:

I can tell you that the plant is OK, but it is shut down. They've been trying to get people from the other plants in the area to help bring it back online. I'm not sure as to what it's current state of operation is, though.

I just happen to know because my Father has been working [at another] Entergy nuke plant [in the area] for most of his life.

They had gotten in touch with him and wantd him to head out to Waterford to help get everything back up and running. They were having the people stay up there indefinately and he didn't want to leave his wife alone during the immediate aftermath of the storm, so he stayed.

This was in the immediate aftermath, and I haven't thought to ask since, so I don't know what the current status of the Waterford plant is.

BoingBoing's looking into an update, and you'll see it here as soon as we're able.