[umbagi]

...in Bay City you've got a Nuclear Power Plant..

The nuclear part of it (essentially, the containment building) shouldn't be endangered by even a direct hit by Rita.

I wonder about all the mess nearby, don't remember what it's called, that feeds that 2500MW onto the grid; if there's substantial damage there, it could affect much of Texas until it's substantially repaired. IIRC, everything went through a single large and somewhat complicated station a distance outside the plant itself.

Do you know, shield, if both units are online?

[shield]

Do you know, shield, if both units are online?

I don't know, I can ask my friend who lives close to the plant.

[NTegraT]

Re: the So. TX Nuclear Plant. I was looking at Google Earth and notice the huge reservoir just south of the plant. There's a large damn encircling the reservoir and the water level is about 69' but the land on the the southeast corner is from 4-10' and it would definitely be in line with a storm surge. If that damn is breached and the reservoir is drained, what effect does that have on operations and will it have to shut down. 28°48'N 96°02'W