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Re: Harvey is now CAT FOUR - now, that's serious. 

By: lkorrow in POPE IV | Recommend this post (2)
Sat, 26 Aug 17 7:40 AM | 52 view(s)
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Whew, that's a relief, especially this, "29 feet above sea level, typically out of reach of a category 5 storm surge." At least I think, on first blush.

If I'm remembering right, the electric was knocked out and the backup generator was flooded and didn't work in at least one plant. The zirconium cladding fire shot all kinds of bad isotopes into the atmosphere. Headed, of course, towards the US.

So I hope 29 ft above sea level will do the trick and the generators and spent fuel pools are upstairs! What we need is google earth or a topography program with altitudes to show what's around the plant, as that 3-6; of water expected could zero in on the plant if the surrounding territory's higher.

It sounds like they would have planned for that.




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Re: Harvey is now CAT FOUR - now, that's serious.
By: monkeytrots in POPE IV
Sat, 26 Aug 17 7:30 AM 		Msg. 32221 of 47202

The nuclear plant down there will NOT be a problem.
Guaranteed.

South Texas nuclear plant ready to weather Hurricane Harvey

he South Texas Project nuclear power plant on the Gulf Coast was fully operational on Friday, as Hurricane Harvey worked its way towards landfall Friday night.
The plant is in Matagorda County, which is in under a mandatory evacuation order, and is prepared for the hurricane, which is expected to hit the coast north of Corpus Christi as a category 3 storm. A team of 175 people will work the plant through the storm, said South Texas Project spokesman Buddy Eller.

The plant and its 2,700 megawatts of power -- one megawatt is enough to power 200 homes on a hot Texas day -- is expected to remain operational until winds reach a sustained 73 mph. But once winds reach those speeds, the plant will have to shut down, according to Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations. Currently, the forecast shows sustained wind of 40 mph around the plant.

The plant also has steel-reinforced concrete containment with four-foot thick walls. The plant's reactors are inside buildings with walls four to seven feet thick and are built to withstand hurricanes and tornadoes.

The plant, owned jointly by Houston's NRG Energy, Austin Energy and San Antonio's CPS Energy, is 10 miles inland and 29 feet above sea level, typically out of reach of a category 5 storm surge.

http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/South-Texas-nuclear-plant-ready-to-weather-11961781.php

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