The backup diesel generator at Oconee Nuclear Station (Oconee, SC) is fashioned out of a pair of modified diesel train engines ... it isn't exactly a simple "th

The backup diesel generator at Oconee Nuclear Station (Oconee, SC) is fashioned out of a pair of modified diesel train engines ... it isn't exactly a simple "throw more power at it" problem. Even if it were trivially possible to add power as if you were filling up a tank of gas the bigger problem would be mating the power output and frequency of these generators with the rated values for the plant's electric system (on the fly, in an increased radiation environment, under high stress, with damaged basic infrastructure). The people on the ground do not have an easy task in front of them.