Re: Two Westinghouse AP1000 PWRs for Florida filed


"T. Keating" <tkusenet@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:jlg1k35qilhfgbsmjc937se3aq8iq7pipp@xxxxxxxxxx
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:21:24 -0800, "Eric Gisin" <gisin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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Despite that near miss it took out the backup water supply and a
coal generating facility at the same site.. Both reactors came
perilously close to melting down when the diesel backup generators
almost ran out of fuel. (within hours)..

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/tr/subcommittee/2002/plr020313.html


Sigh... Another one of your gross misinterpretations I see.

The link points to the transcripts of a hearing where a member of the public voiced a concern over an "unconfirmed rumor" that they were running out of fuel.

The facility has a seven day supply on site, and has several methods for making further deliveries. The seven day supply can be 'stretched' out much further by judicious monitoring.

Yet you have taken this to 'perilously close to melting down when ...almost ran out of fuel'.

Such a facility would not stand a chance against a peak intensity
Katrina, Rita, Wilma type storm (super cat-5, 30 to 40 ft surge+ 20ft
waves, eye wall >60 miles in diameter..) approaching via a seaward
route.


Googling "turkey-point sea-level" reveals lots of enviro-schizos believe
this 20' fabrication. www.ecofreakomusic.com/IWantToMockAlGoreAllNight.mp3

Water temps are in the mid to high 80's during summer months,
eliminating direct use of ocean waters as a heat sink.

How 'cool' do you think those spray ponds are with typical Florida humidity levels? A plant here in NY that uses a natural draft cooling tower typically has 80+ cooling water in the summer months, works fine. I'm sure Turkey Point would *like* to have nice cool 50 F water, but they don't so they use what they have.

Use of those
cooling ponds will be lost at some point in the near future.
Discharge of hot water >90F into ocean enviroment is prohibited.

Can you cite this? Most discharge permits put a limit on the *differential* allowed between intake and discharge. A limit of 20 to 30 degF rise is usual. Those plants on rivers have to limit their discharge differential a bit more owing to the effects of heating the river. Plants on large fresh-water lakes often discharge temperatures into the 90's in summer months. You think the ocean is more fragile?

daestrom

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