Actually, they would have been fine if they had their diesel storage tanks below ground. They got wiped by the surge. The diesels would probably worked once water receded. Either way, plants need power when they’re shutdown.
Actually, they would have been fine if they had their diesel storage tanks below ground. They got wiped by the surge. The diesels would probably worked once water receded. Either way, plants need power when they’re shutdown.
I worked at US nuclear plants for 35 years. All our big diesel storage tanks (10,000+ gallons) were below ground. There is a Day Tank inside near the DG that held about 500 gallons. For some reason they put their big storage tanks above ground exposed to the environment.
Actually, they would have been fine if they had their diesel storage tanks below ground. They got wiped by the surge. The diesels would probably worked once water receded. Either way, plants need power when they’re shutdown.
A raised platform for that was all that was needed, a million $ of adjustment and the disaster never happens.
There is high ground west of the plant.
They clearly didn’t do proper HAZOP.
I worked at US nuclear plants for 35 years. All our big diesel storage tanks (10,000+ gallons) were below ground. There is a Day Tank inside near the DG that held about 500 gallons. For some reason they put their big storage tanks above ground exposed to the environment.
I never worked at a nuke so i defer.
But as discussed, if they keep the emergency power on, no disaster, Germany not driving off a cliff, the world looks different etc etc.
For want of a nail the battle was lost. Marshall Ney and the Japanese engineer both changed the world through small oversights.