[FRIAM] Here's How the Texas Energy Grid Fell Short

[cody dooderson]

I have seen rumors of micro nuclear reactors that are relatively safe. They
can fit in a semi truck trailer and are nice alternatives to the giant
custom made power plants we use now. However I wouldn't want one too close
to my house or food supply.

Cody Smith


On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 10:33 AM Frank Wimberly <wimberly3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So Texas is below average in percent of electric power from  nuclear.  My
> dad worked for Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Systems.  He was involved in
> several US plants but was eventually Manager of Latin American projects.  I
> know he worked on nuclear plants in Brazil and Puerto Rico.
>
> When I was working in the Robotics Institute Raj Reddy became aware that
> automation was somehow involved in the Three Mile Island accident.  He
> asked me to ask my dad what happened so I got a written report from him.
> As I recall the automation worked as designed but a human operator overrode
> it causing the damage.  I still have that write-up somewhere.
>
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> Frank C. Wimberly
> 140 Calle Ojo Feliz,
> Santa Fe, NM 87505
>
> 505 670-9918
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>
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 10:08 AM cody dooderson <d00d3rs0n at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> @Frank It looks like there are 2 Nuclear plants in Texas. They are called
>> the South Texas Project and Comanche Peak, which accounted for about 8% of
>> the total electricity in 2019 ☢️
>>
>> Cody Smith
>>
>> ☢️
>> https://www.eia.gov/beta/electricity/data/browser/#/topic/1?agg=2,0,1&fuel=vtvv&geo=0000000002&sec=g&freq=A&start=2001&end=2019&ctype=linechart&ltype=pin&tab=generation&maptype=0&rse=0&pin=
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 9:14 AM Barry MacKichan <
>> barry.mackichan at mackichan.com> wrote:
>>
>>> To quote the zeitgeist, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste.
>>>
>>> On 16 Feb 2021, at 22:51, thompnickson2 at gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> https://www.texaspolicy.com/heres-how-the-texas-energy-grid-fell-short/
>>>
>>> Another viewpoint on the Texas Powergrid mystery.
>>>
>>> Clean energy is definitely made the boogie man here.
>>>
>>> n
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