This story came to me via Mimi German.
What strikes me is - climate change meets the ageing nuclear infrastructure of the US - part of the Great Unravelling
Here are Mimi's comments
"California still has Diablo Canyon NPP up and running. It needs water. And there is an enormous drought in CA.
"How long will the water last?
"With freezing temperatures in the midwest and along the entire east coast, we will see many more issues w/ freezing pipes in npps causing shutdowns and at some point, meltdowns.
"Indian Point had a very big problem with the freezing lines.
"We saw floods in the MidWest not long ago causing a shutdown of another NPP.
"To say that at Indian Point it was good news that they found the problem in time, is a wrong thought. It is a very bad thing that Indian Point is still online. Period.
“The
good news is the company was able to identify this quickly, get one
of those lines unfrozen, and restore the alarm capabilities,” says
Sheehan."
Cold
Weather Leads To Indian Point 3 Alarm Failure
WAMC,
8
January, 2015
The
extreme cold weather has had an impact on New York’s Indian Point
nuclear power plant. Indicators for a refueling water tank were not
working early Thursday, causing a temporary, partial shutdown.
Nuclear
Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan says operators at Indian
Point Unit 3 discovered that the two sets of low-low water level
indicators, or alarms, for the plant’s refueling water storage tank
were not functioning. He says the cause of the lines freezing was a
failed strip heater.
“The
good news is the company was able to identify this quickly, get one
of those lines unfrozen, and restore the alarm capabilities,” says
Sheehan.
He
says the Buchanan-based plant has within seven days to restore the
other alarm or else the unit would have to be shut down. Sheehan
points out the issue is a matter of safety, as water would be pumped
from the storage tank into the reactor coolant system if there were
an accident.
Just earlier this week, Pauline Schneider, taking over from Guy McPherson, was talking to nuclear activist, Marilyn Elle, on the Indian Point nuclear power plent
Just earlier this week, Pauline Schneider, taking over from Guy McPherson, was talking to nuclear activist, Marilyn Elle, on the Indian Point nuclear power plent
And I found this, from 7 months ago, on You Tube, from Thom Hartmann.
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