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How 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?
by inter_netuser 6y ago
How 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...