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From the article Texas seems to be having issues with coal and nuclear power right now too: “...But that doesn't explain the shortfalls in coal and nuclear, an
by randmeerkat 6y ago
From the article Texas seems to be having issues with coal and nuclear power right now too:
“...But that doesn't explain the shortfalls in coal and nuclear, and the ERCOT executive wasn't willing to speculate.”
- inter_netuser 6y agoHow can that be? Why are nuclear plants unable to produce? Aren't they baseload plants and run at pretty much the same capacity most of the time?
- randmeerkat 6y agoMaybe the plants themselves are having issues with equipment freezing?
- MattRix 6y agoCorrect. Nuclear still requires water, and the water pumps/pipes are freezing because they weren’t properly weatherized.
- edbob 6y agoIn one of four nuclear plants in Texas, "According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the shutdown of the nuclear reactor was caused by a disruption in a feedwater pump to the reactor, and that caused the plant to trip automatically and shut down early Monday." https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/how-and-why-a-nuclear-reactor-shut-down-in-texas-cold-snap-when-energy-was-needed-most https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/how-and-why...