The Tennessee Valley Authority shut down one of three units at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant on Thursday because water drawn from a river to cool the reactor was too hot, a spokesman said.
According to the article, the river is at least 90F.
Submitted by R. Neal on Thu, 2007/08/16 - 10:17pm.
Part of the problem may be EPA/TDEC regulations on overall river water temperature. Coal plants, nuclear plants, etc. are restricted on how much water used for cooling (that is subsequently heated) can be put back into the river. This is to keep from raising the overall water temp.
Submitted by Pam Strickland on Fri, 2007/08/17 - 2:01am.
water drawn from a river to cool the reactor was too hot, a spokesman said
I've heard this before somewhere in my addled brain. But you have to think if water is too hot to cool nuclear reactors that it's too hot for anyone to be outside.
And some folks don't believe Al is telling the truth....
Pam Strickland
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." ~Kurt Vonnegut
Submitted by Mr. McBeavy on Fri, 2007/08/17 - 9:28am.
"I've heard this before somewhere in my addled brain."
You are correct. Several years ago, TVA drew a big slug of cold water out of Norris Dam and sent it downriver to either Sequoyah or Browns Ferry (can't remember which)for the same reason. The cold water was followed downriver with temp. probes as it stayed fairly tight on its way to cool the water at the reactor. I would have to think with the drought we are currently experiencing, pulling down Norris is not the option it once was.
Submitted by WhitesCreek on Fri, 2007/08/17 - 6:39am.
Randy has it right. The river water is cool enough to cool the reactor cores but not cool enough to absorb the heated water that the plant pours back into the river without causing more harm than it normally does.
Submitted by Factchecker on Fri, 2007/08/17 - 7:37pm.
1. Worst drought in 118 years. Check.
2. Record high temps. Check.
3. Extreme flooding in places like Texas and England. Check.
4. Record arctic ice melt with a month of summer to go. Check.
5. Much more extreme weather in multiple places all the time. Check.
Climate change? Gosh, the media is kind of split and Gore has a high utility bill. I'm sure he just wants to win power and IPCC somehow just wants to get rich.
Nah, let's stay "skeptical." For now, of course.
Think I'll go out and sit in the car with the motor and A/C running on full.
Part of the problem may be EPA/TDEC regulations on overall river water temperature. Coal plants, nuclear plants, etc. are restricted on how much water used for cooling (that is subsequently heated) can be put back into the river. This is to keep from raising the overall water temp.
water drawn from a river to cool the reactor was too hot, a spokesman said
I've heard this before somewhere in my addled brain. But you have to think if water is too hot to cool nuclear reactors that it's too hot for anyone to be outside.
And some folks don't believe Al is telling the truth....
Pam Strickland
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." ~Kurt Vonnegut
"I've heard this before somewhere in my addled brain."
You are correct. Several years ago, TVA drew a big slug of cold water out of Norris Dam and sent it downriver to either Sequoyah or Browns Ferry (can't remember which)for the same reason. The cold water was followed downriver with temp. probes as it stayed fairly tight on its way to cool the water at the reactor. I would have to think with the drought we are currently experiencing, pulling down Norris is not the option it once was.
Randy has it right. The river water is cool enough to cool the reactor cores but not cool enough to absorb the heated water that the plant pours back into the river without causing more harm than it normally does.
1. Worst drought in 118 years. Check.
2. Record high temps. Check.
3. Extreme flooding in places like Texas and England. Check.
4. Record arctic ice melt with a month of summer to go. Check.
5. Much more extreme weather in multiple places all the time. Check.
Climate change? Gosh, the media is kind of split and Gore has a high utility bill. I'm sure he just wants to win power and IPCC somehow just wants to get rich.
Nah, let's stay "skeptical." For now, of course.
Think I'll go out and sit in the car with the motor and A/C running on full.
Commie.
See,you guys are the problem. You need to get with the solution. Burn more coal and oil. Use more non-renewable resources. Help the economy!
I thought Factchecker was a New Urbanist...
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I don't know what that is. Guess I could "fact-check" it, but eh, whater-yagonnado?
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