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Originally posted by Brainiac
reply to post by ltdan08
I slept only about 4 hours last night, got up unusually early and had breakfast, the day felt strange up until the earthquake. I did notice though that it seems the weirdest stuff seems to happen on the most serene days. The sky was clear blue with a few clouds, cool air. Just like before 9-11 happened. Funny how the most peaceful seeming days have something else in store...
It's almost poetic... The devastating beauty. LOL
Originally posted by JackBauer
Originally posted by Daygone23
tragic to hear about the quake and those who felt it hope your all ok. On a more important matter what about those nuclear plants? i mean when they lose power and revert to the back up generators thats a big deal if the main power doesnt come back on within a short period of time. Does anyone know how that is going?
The generators at North Anna have enough fuel on-site to operate for up to 30 days, and more can be trucked in if needed. The plants themselves are doing okay.
Originally posted by berkeleygal
CO just had another
Magnitude
3.0
Date-Time
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 07:15:57 UTC
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 01:15:57 AM at epicenter
Location
37.092°N, 104.874°W
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles)
Region
COLORADO
Distances
34 km (21 miles) WSW of Trinidad, Colorado
43 km (26 miles) WNW of Raton, New Mexico
59 km (36 miles) S of Walsenburg, Colorado
294 km (182 miles) S of DENVER, Colorado
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 11.5 km (7.1 miles); depth +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Parameters
NST= 25, Nph= 29, Dmin=188.1 km, Rmss=1.66 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=7
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0005iw4
earthquake.usgs.gov...
Originally posted by litterbaux
Originally posted by JackBauer
Originally posted by Daygone23
tragic to hear about the quake and those who felt it hope your all ok. On a more important matter what about those nuclear plants? i mean when they lose power and revert to the back up generators thats a big deal if the main power doesnt come back on within a short period of time. Does anyone know how that is going?
The generators at North Anna have enough fuel on-site to operate for up to 30 days, and more can be trucked in if needed. The plants themselves are doing okay.
Why would a nuclear power plant need generators? Isn't a nuclear power plant a generator in itself? Couldn't the power that's being produced by the plant run the cooling system? Am I missing something here?
Originally posted by aero56
reply to post by MikeboydUS
What part of this incident do you not understand? The East Cost does not experience quakes like other parts of the country. These people were very frightened. These people are still on edge from 911, it's called PTSD. There is no known fault line in that area, plus a nuclear reactor was near the epicenter. Where is your human sensitivity?