Re: [Phys-l] Nuclear Power and the Grid

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

On 2011, Sep 09, , at 15:38, Edmiston, Mike wrote:

> So what's the point of a reactor shutdown when the external grid power is lost?  Indeed, what in the world would happen in a system where *all* power is provided by nuclear plants, and there is a grid problem?  They all shutdown, and you can never get any of them running again if external grid power is a condition of restart.  Sounds like you'd have the proverbial "catch-22."


I'm surprised no one has mentioned that at least two have shut down in TX due to the fires (or is it NM)  and perhaps a Sr. moment, and these are coal fired.

If the grid is shut down and the generators are feeding in to it what happens?

bc thinks not shut down, but down to "idling" power.   

p.s. if there's a prob. w/ feeding a dead grid, why not feed pumps to raise water in a storage lake?