Posted on 03/13/2020 11:11:42 AM PDT by Mariner
Yesterday's thread is here: http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3823939/posts?page=1301
This was on another forum I frequent —
“I expect there will be some (possibly significant) impacts to the power grid.
I am a large hydroelectric control room operator in Northern California. Luckily, my management has implemented a fairly solid risk reduction plan. Only one operator in the control room, shift turnover via email and phone calls, no maintenance staff reporting to work unless called in, and strict disinfection protocols. Will this keep us from getting sick? No chance. Hopefully it might slow the spread, and allow enough of us to keep working at any given time going forward.
I do worry about some of the more manpower heavy power plants (large gas powered or nuclear plants). They cannot operate with as lean of a crew as we can here.
And we aren’t even talking about the effects on line crews (they cannot work alone) or supply chain disruptions.”
“BREAKING: Italy reports 3,497 new cases of coronavirus and 175 new deaths, raising total to 21,157 cases and 1,441 dead”
While this is happening in Italy, does ANYBODY still believe the numbers from China (or Iran)? How long before Italy overtakes China’s official numbers?
The measures that the government is taking are necessary and if anything, weaker than they should be. No doubt politics puts limits on what can be effectively done. But stronger action would be appropriate.
Break that self isolation and get to the gas station. Never let your car get empty. Fill any gas cans you and son have. Top off the jeep, too.
My wife started using it a few years back, but I figured we should save a little bit in case we had a big time power outage.
AP in DC to close due to an employee having CV.
You have a very unrealistic view of the bureaucracies and politics involved with nuclear power and COVID-19.
There is no way to maintain safe operation against an airborne pathogen without robust level-4 P.P.E for the nuclear control room operators.
And there won’t be any until after most are infected and many have died.
Numbers China? Nope, not from the start
What stronger measures? The conference today outlined much.
“How much food and perishables come from China?”
Some, but not proportionately nearly as much as the gizmos and widgets.
Food won’t be the problem. Food distribution will be the problem (same argument for TP). So having a supply of basics takes stress off the distribution system. And that distribution system relies on gizmos and widgets that do come from China, so limiting stress on that matters.
More importantly short term is the pharmaceuticals. Most of that stuff does come from China.
The disease has a 2% death rate at most—c’mon, do your homework here..
There are much more potent peroxide available. Used as a sterilizing agent. Look for above 7% and add a half percent acetic acid. Work quickly, as this degrades rather fast.
Avoid too high a percentage of H2O2– this stuff was part of torpedo fuel combo at one time. 12% to 35% may be available on Amazon.
Lookner
NEW: Berlin bans all gatherings with more than 50 people and closes cinemas, casinos, museums, and other entertainment venues in effort to stop coronavirus
I have to believe that either the Dept of Defense and/or DHS has done contingency planning for this kind of stuff.
At this point, speculating about utility cutoffs is irresponsible and really does qualify as fearmongering.
You nailed it...
We do evidence—based fear-mongering around here. ;-)
I’m sure I made some minor errors but a quick calculations
the European Union
40,141 cases
1747 deaths
>>Sounds like something they could move some military in for?
Possibly.
The issue is the USA does not have a standardized commercial power plant control room set up like France. Each nuclear plant is unique and requires a separate certification of operators.
USN nuke operators know their ship reactors and all the basics in terms of dosimeter protocols.
They don’t know how to scram a commercial nuclear plant safely, slowly and without damage unless the have weeks of training and OJT with the particular commercial nuclear plant set up.
In an emergency you can beach a lot of subs and carriers and throw these guys in, but they are going to need all sorts of training from people who are either sick or in quarantine because the Feds have not thought that far.
FLubro
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