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Nuclear power hit piece? (Sparky want to weigh in?)
« on: June 26, 2011, 05:54:14 AM »
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LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. —  Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation's aging reactors operating within safety standards by repeatedly weakening those standards, or simply failing to enforce them, an investigation by The Associated Press has found.

http://telegram.com/article/20110626/NEWS/106269548/1116

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Re: Nuclear power hit piece? (Sparky want to weigh in?)
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2011, 10:10:28 AM »
They'll piss and moan about a 30-year old plant that has had maybe 80-100 cycles on it, but don't think twice about 90-100 year old plants which have had THOUSANDS of cycles on their equipment.

Hint: CYCLIC stress is the most common mode of equipment failure.

This article was written by a person who 1--hasn't got a clue how a power plant works, 2--doesn't know jack shit about nuclear power, 3--didn't bother to take the time to educate themselves because they've already made up their minds, and by God, they're right.

Memo to Mr. Donn.  You hate nuclear power that much?  Fine.  Seabrook and VY can stop shipping their power down to Mass.  Let's see how much you like that shit.
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Re: Nuclear power hit piece? (Sparky want to weigh in?)
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2011, 10:29:53 AM »
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Memo to Mr. Donn.  You hate nuclear power that much?  Fine.  Seabrook and VY can stop shipping their power down to Mass.  Let's see how much you like that shit.

You hit him where it hurt...in his  airconditioning/heating/lighting.   
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Re: Nuclear power hit piece? (Sparky want to weigh in?)
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2011, 03:12:58 PM »
They'll piss and moan about a 30-year old plant that has had maybe 80-100 cycles on it, but don't think twice about 90-100 year old plants which have had THOUSANDS of cycles on their equipment.

Hint: CYCLIC stress is the most common mode of equipment failure.

This article was written by a person who 1--hasn't got a clue how a power plant works, 2--doesn't know jack shit about nuclear power, 3--didn't bother to take the time to educate themselves because they've already made up their minds, and by God, they're right.

Memo to Mr. Donn.  You hate nuclear power that much?  Fine.  Seabrook and VY can stop shipping their power down to Mass.  Let's see how much you like that shit.

Dude, this is an AP article out of NJ.   

Part I of a series too.   :-)

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Re: Nuclear power hit piece? (Sparky want to weigh in?)
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2011, 03:30:48 PM »
Dude, this is an AP article out of NJ.   

Part I of a series too.   :-)

Oh, believe me, I hear the same crap from those down in MA--nuclear power bad, blah blah blah...

That lasts about as long as it takes for me to tell them that virtually every watt we generate goes their way, not ours. 

You don't believe me?  363 line, 369 line, 394 line.  All 345KV lines going through the station.  The 369 line is coming out of Newington via Timber Swamp.  That's the only line that usually has power coming INTO the station.  Add that up plus what we sent out to Tewksbury and Scobie/central MA.
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Re: Nuclear power hit piece? (Sparky want to weigh in?)
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2011, 03:33:25 PM »
Oh, believe me, I hear the same crap from those down in MA--nuclear power bad, blah blah blah...

That lasts about as long as it takes for me to tell them that virtually every watt we generate goes their way, not ours. 

You don't believe me?  363 line, 369 line, 394 line.  All 345KV lines going through the station.  The 369 line is coming out of Newington via Timber Swamp.  That's the only line that usually has power coming INTO the station.  Add that up plus what we sent out to Tewksbury and Scobie/central MA.

I never said it didn't, just that your anger is misplaced.   The Telegram picked this up, which means the NYT probably did also, or will this week.

I think they are gearing up for election season, where you may see some candidates look at nuclear power as a solution that needs to be explored more.   

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Re: Nuclear power hit piece? (Sparky want to weigh in?)
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2011, 03:36:34 PM »
Oh, believe me, I hear the same crap from those down in MA--nuclear power bad, blah blah blah...

That lasts about as long as it takes for me to tell them that virtually every watt we generate goes their way, not ours. 

You don't believe me?  363 line, 369 line, 394 line.  All 345KV lines going through the station.  The 369 line is coming out of Newington via Timber Swamp.  That's the only line that usually has power coming INTO the station.  Add that up plus what we sent out to Tewksbury and Scobie/central MA.

Consider the source....AP is still pissed that Fukushima didn't melt down and give them something to whine about incessantly, and run around in circles like a bunch of fags..

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Re: Nuclear power hit piece? (Sparky want to weigh in?)
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2011, 04:05:20 PM »
Consider the source....AP is still pissed that Fukushima didn't melt down and give them something to whine about incessantly, and run around in circles like a bunch of fags..

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I'd agree with you there, about the AP.
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