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National Rolling Blackout Coming! Airborne Transmission of CoVid-19 Closing Nuclear Power Plants!

This is from a friend who is a very reliable source on such issues, and he is a Freeper. Here is what he got from another reliable source:

”I have reliable sources saying to prepare for a full shutdown of the US govt for 2 weeks minimum very soon.
Also to prepare for rolling blackouts. Energy companies today had a conference call with Trump about the grid not being able to handle the shutdown and to prepare for rolling blackouts to ease the burden.”

My friend’s analysis of why the blackouts are purportedly coming focuses on airborne transmission of CoVid-19 and nuclear power plants.

”This shouldn't be an issue, we're not even into peak cooling season (summer) and factories will be idled as a quarantine/supply chain side effects.
However, I went looking into it based on the following data that American medical tests showed COVID-19 is an airborne pathogen.
[snip his data review]
Power control rooms are by definition close contact for an airborne pathogen. Power companies have been cutting the control staffs for the grid and power generation plants past the bone for decades. Infection and quarantine issues mean the availability of those control room staff is going to be shit.
You can pencil whip a lot of power plant stuff, especially natural gas ones.
But you can't pencil whip nukes. About a quarter of our juice, and most base load power, comes from them. If not enough people are available to properly staff them, they'll have to shut down under NRC regulations.”

1,051 posted on 03/14/2020 9:44:57 AM PDT by Thud

I know you are quoting others, but this post makes no sense.

Critical national infrastructure needs to be maintained even if some people get sick, particularly when the numbers show that 80% who are infected have minor symptoms.

1,056 posted on 03/14/2020 9:48:29 AM PDT by cgbg (No half measures.)

1,057 posted on 03/14/2020 9:49:05 AM PDT by Solson (Trump 2020!)

To: Black Agnes; Thud

Ping to Black Agnes.

EXactly what we’ve/you’ve been talking about.

Get ready to buckle up, folks.

Thank you, thud!

1,059 posted on 03/14/2020 9:50:17 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.cuase)

This is where Trump gets TESTED. Can he do what’s obviously happened in China, which is to FORCE essential workers to go to work, sick or not...or do we start pulling-in essential services.

Will be interesting to watch!

1,274 posted on 03/14/2020 12:36:42 PM PDT by BobL (If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)

1,317 posted on 03/14/2020 1:14:55 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)

This is from a friend who is a very reliable source on such issues, and he is a Freeper.
and why do you have to speak for another Freeper? FR etiquette says if you're going to talk about a Freeper, include their name in the 'TO".

first person or this is just more hysterical Panda Propaganda

1,366 posted on 03/14/2020 1:59:36 PM PDT by blueplum ( ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))

Smells like FUD and rumor.

I know how serious airborne transmission is, but for something that important, the control room personnel would be on the highest priority list for those to be issued protective gear.

There aren’t THAT many nuclear power plant control room workers compared to MDs, for it to be an impossible burden.

(France gets 70% of its power from nuclear power plants. What are THEY doing?)

1,847 posted on 03/14/2020 8:56:29 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)

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