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REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA

 
J.H.F.C.

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08/23/2011 05:19 PM
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Re: REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA
By car, the North Anna Power Station is 13 miles southwest of the quake site...

[link to maps.google.com]

Here's the USGS page...

Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:04 UTC
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:04 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 37.936°N, 77.933°W
Depth 6 km (3.7 miles)
Region VIRGINIA
Distances 8 km (5 miles) SSW (195°) from Mineral, VA
11 km (7 miles) SSE (148°) from Louisa, VA
29 km (18 miles) NE (45°) from Columbia, VA
35 km (22 miles) E (87°) from Lake Monticello, VA
61 km (38 miles) NW (317°) from Richmond, VA
135 km (84 miles) SW (217°) from Washington, DC

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 2.3 km (1.4 miles); depth +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Parameters NST= 22, Nph= 23, Dmin=50 km, Rmss=0.44 sec, Gp= 79°,
M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B
Source Southeast U.S. Seismic Network

Event ID se082311a



[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]
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Re: REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA
My dad works at one of the plants that was shut down and it was only because the reactors picked up the tremors. A family friend working at north Anna reported the same thing and sounded calm so I think everything is under control. Some people on this site would rather focus on the what if doom scenarios rather than what's actually happening
TheNewRepublican

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08/23/2011 05:22 PM
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Re: REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA
My dad works at one of the plants that was shut down and it was only because the reactors picked up the tremors. A family friend working at north Anna reported the same thing and sounded calm so I think everything is under control. Some people on this site would rather focus on the what if doom scenarios rather than what's actually happening
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1241652


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N ANA does NOT have earthquake detectors because of budget cuts! DOOM ON!

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PalmOfDeborah  (OP)

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08/23/2011 05:23 PM
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Re: REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA
No tsunamis to take out the diesel generators; but that only half the problem! If the earthquake somehow has made cracks in the reactor cores the water will drain out and the rods will start to heat and melt. and you will be back to the Fukushima dilemma again, where you can add water all you want but the damaged core keeps spilling the water out even if you have your diesel generators online and running with full power.
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Category 1- Category 3 Hurricane Irene heading that way by the weekend, I believe. 100MPH+ sustained winds and a whole lotta rain..add in potential tornadoes.

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08/23/2011 05:30 PM
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Re: REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA
on CNN
saw steam coming from one of the domes in the power plant and soon as the stream came out the camera panned back and away!
did anyone else see what i saw?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1511401


Seriously?!
 Quoting: gingie369


I saw on the local DC fox stream a heli filming the plant and both reactor houses where venting alot of steam. That being said it could be normal for all I know.
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08/23/2011 06:11 PM
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On Wolf Blitzer they just showed an ariel view lots of white steam venting from one. Is this normal?
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08/23/2011 06:30 PM
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Watch CNN bring Dr Sanjay Goupta to tell everyone everything is normal like he did during the Fukushima disaster. That badgered has zero credibility with me
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We will see how "normal" it is by who shows up to work in DC tomorrow...or the day after Labor Day, for sure.

Normal? These reactors were built to withstand a 5.9-6.1, but how do they KNOW for sure what the threshold is until tested by an actual quake?


Come on Irene...Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye

yeah, yeah I know the song is about Eileen, but close enough, eh?
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PalmOfDeborah  (OP)

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08/23/2011 07:18 PM
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Re: REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA
We will see how "normal" it is by who shows up to work in DC tomorrow...or the day after Labor Day, for sure.

Normal? These reactors were built to withstand a 5.9-6.1, but how do they KNOW for sure what the threshold is until tested by an actual quake?


Come on Irene...Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye

yeah, yeah I know the song is about Eileen, but close enough, eh?
 Quoting: PalmOfDeborah


And by the looks of it, she may be a Major Hurricane when she reaches those reactors and the DC area.

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08/23/2011 08:57 PM
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Re: REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA
The need to vent steam isn't a good sign with some reactors as this article states. Not sure yet what type Lake Anna is.

According to this article:
The purpose of the emergency venting system in the Mark I containment design is to prevent damage to the primary containment caused by a rise in internal pressure, which may occur in the event of an accident.
More here:
[link to www.gereports.com]
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08/23/2011 09:04 PM
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I don't get the idea we're supposed to be seeing steam...but I'm sure someone else will come along who knows what's what.

Article here:
[link to www.dom.com]

Cooling System
The process of generating electricity at North Anna begins with the fission, or splitting, of uranium atoms in the reactor vessel. The vessel is filled with water (not from the lake), which controls, or moderates, the fission process, and removes heat from the reactor core. This water is kept under very high pressure, which prevents it from boiling although it is heated to three times the normal boiling temperature.

This hot, pressurized water is pumped to nearby steel containers called steam generators. In the steam generators, the water passes through thousands of small U-shaped tubes — about the diameter of your little finger — transferring its heat to a second, slightly cooler water system. This secondary water becomes steam, which travels through large pipes to spin the turbines in the adjoining building.

Spinning at 1,800 RPM, the turbines drive a generator that produces electricity. The steam then is condensed back to a liquid by a third cooling system before it returns to the steam generator to start the process again. The third cooling system's water comes from Lake Anna, and flows through the private WHTF before returning to the lake.
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08/23/2011 09:08 PM
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It starts now I guess.

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 Quoting: gingie369
just could be..
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08/23/2011 10:31 PM
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Re: REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA
[link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com]

Looks like Virginia has had aftershocks of 2.2, 2.8, and 4.2
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08/23/2011 10:33 PM
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08/23/2011 11:05 PM
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Re: REACTORS OFFLINE & IRENE TO BE CAT 3+ WHEN IT TOURS THE AREA
Fox news showed the video earlier as well. Was a lot of steam. One more than the other.





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