[steve86]

I don’t think think you are very familiar with the operational specifics or back-up staffing plans of my local nuclear plant.

[Jane Long]

LOL...love it.

[Thud]

I'm glad to hear it. My information on nuclear power plant control room interfaces comes from two sources. The first was a 1973-74 law school roommate who had just finished working for a year designing nuclear power plant control rooms after being kicked out of Annapolis for failing eyesight just before he graduated. I'm retired and he's still practicing.

The second source were my California Office of Emergency Services instructors (RADEF/civil defense) in the early 1980's. They complained about the personnel management problems created by having to retrain their nuclear power plant inspectors for each different nuclear power plant in the state, because those were too different including their control room interfaces, due to overregulation and political issues related to operational certification. Hopefully that has changed.

The specific problem here is CV-19 infection of control room operators in the 40-65 age cohort, because almost all of them are retired Navy nuclear power plant engineers. My understanding is that you guys aren't prepared for whole shifts to go down in a short period because the control rooms are so small that CV is just too transmissible.

How would your local nuclear plant handle that by itself? Could you get control room personnel from other nuclear power plants who are having the same problem?