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

[Frank Wimberly]

I know there was a project which was called something like "the reference
design".  It was intended to be fail-safe and to serve as a standard.

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Frank C. Wimberly
140 Calle Ojo Feliz,
Santa Fe, NM 87505

505 670-9918
Santa Fe, NM

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 11:08 AM cody dooderson <d00d3rs0n at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> Santa Fe, NM
>>
>> 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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