Recently the San Onofre nuclear power plant was taken offline due to corrosion of the steam generator tubes. As part of the fallout from this decision, San Diego Gas & Electric is negotiating with the U.S. Navy to curb electricity use on its bases in the San Diego area this summer if there is a danger of blackouts:
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/29/445157 ... avoid.html
Navy may curb electricity use in San Diego
Navy may curb electricity use in San Diego
Temperature, density, confinement time: pick any two.
Oh, if only we were so lucky for that to be a real response.DeltaV wrote:The US Navy offered its San Diego-based WB-X floating fusion experiment as a power-generating backup for heavy use periods. "It'll give us some useful stress testing with realistic loads," said the Navy officer in charge of...
OK, I'll stop.
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http://classicalvalues.com/2012/05/overregulation/DeltaV wrote:The connecting cables would require EPA, OSHA, NAFTA, WTO, NIST, ISO, UL, UN, WWF, PETA, SPCA, UAW, IAMAW, AFL-CIO, DOE, DOT, DOD, DOC, DOI, GSA, CBO, IMF, DIA, FBI, BLM, RIIA, CFR, DHS, FAA, FCC, IRS, NASA, CHP, CSX, BATF and NATO approval.
At least a week or two.
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