Sentences with phrase «station blackout»

In other words, the station blackout that occurred at Fukushima Dai - ichi was a prescribed event for which TEPCO should have had in place procedures and countermeasures - obviously, adequate plans and countermeasures were not in place so, in this respect, the nuclear safety culture at Fukushima Dai - ichi was fundamentally flawed».

There may be savings in safety systems because of the passive safety of the IFR (station blackout can not cause core damage).

«And the type of accident that is occurring in Japan is known as a station blackout.

Then came what the nuclear industry dreads: «station blackout» — no power at all for cooling, sensing or control.

Generally, plants are not required to survive a simultaneous loss of outside and internal alternating current power («station blackout») and an earthquake, the NRC said.

And, of course, that Mark I containment is the worst one of all the containments we have, and it's literally, you know, this NUREG tells you that in a station blackout you're going to lose containment.

Not exact matches

Following a record - breaking summer, Australia's energy market operator warned this week that eastern Australia desperately needs more gas for power stations within the next two years to provide back - up electricity for wind and solar and avert blackouts.

It had increasing amounts of wind power coming on its grid, but when the wind stopped, there were frequent blackouts because central power stations often weren't quick enough to readjust supply with demand.

Next year, when Oncor completes installing 3.4 million smart meters throughout its system, future rolling blackouts could be tailored to protect nursing homes, compressor stations that keep natural gas flowing and other priority facilities, Shapard said.

The sun is a tempestuous place prone to proton and electron particle storms that can speed across a 150 - million - kilometer space chasm to bash into Earth's atmosphere, potentially disrupting satellite service, damaging telecommunications networks, causing power grid blackouts and endangering high - altitude aircraft as well as astronauts on board the International Space Station.

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Power stations across the country were destroyed, and the U.S. plummeted into a nationwide blackout.

All rooms have en suite bathrooms with separate bathtub and rain shower, wi - fi access, flat screen TV, mini bar, charging station, iPhone dock, mobile device dock, speakerphone, blackout drapes and Illy coffee machine.

The Pearl Hotel Deluxe King Room features a spacious desk, an iPod docking station, a clock radio, an HD LCD TV with premium cable channels and pay movies, a coffee / tea maker, blackout drapes / curtains, and one king bed with a pillowtop mattress, Egyptian - cotton sheets, and premium bedding.

The Pearl Hotel Deluxe Room with Two Double Beds features a spacious desk, an iPod docking station, a clock radio, an HD LCD TV with premium cable channels and pay movies, a coffee / tea maker, blackout drapes / curtains, and two queen beds with pillowtop mattresses, Egyptian - cotton sheets, and premium bedding.

Serenity Resort & Residences Phuket is made up of attractive and generously proportioned accommodation overlooking the eastern coast of Phuket - by far a more tranquil spot than the busy and sometimes hectic west coast.Stretching down a slope that leads to Chalong Bay, the setup is made up of Serenity Rooms, Suites, Sea View Suites, Grand Sea View Suites, Penthouse Sea View Suites, a Three - Bedroom Penthouse Sea View Suite, and fabulous H20 Pool Suites, as well as Beachside Pool Residences.You can expect twice - daily maid service, state - of - the - art in - room facilities such as flat - screen TVs and DVD players, kitchenettes and fully equipped European kitchens in larger accommodation, blackout drapes (the resort faces east), iPod docking stations, excellent storage facilities, sun beds and spacious terraces and romantic in - room and terrace dining.

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They're all greatly varied too — you have the likes of the Oil Refinery that features both flammable slippery oil and falling structures, the Power Station that has random blackouts that cause you to lose sight of your surroundings, the Mines that have huge drills chasing you down as you smash your way through walls, and, of course, there's a dreaded water level.

Grattan Institute energy director Tony Wood said Sunday's and Monday's blackouts and high pricing showed that the state had botched its energy transition program by allowing baseload power sources — such as the Hazelwood power station — to be replaced by renewables, which delivered intermittent power.

The poster child for this is the State of South Australia, which has now suffered from five state electricity blackouts in the last six months as a result of closing down dependable fossil fuel generating stations in favor of unreliable «renewable» sources.

Blackouts are still unlikely, and could only occur if there are sudden threats to the system, such as the unplanned shutdown of a power station, problems with the interconnectors that bring gas and electricity to the UK, and a prolonged cold snap.

SO, climate theory obsessed politicians blow up and decommission baseload «dirty» fossil - fuel power stations, to stop bad weather, and replace them with «dirty» fossil - fuel diesel generators to stop blackouts!

In 2009, Nairobi had rolling blackouts due to the diminished runoff from the mountain flowing to hydropower stations.

«Taking one power station off the national grid will not lead to a blackout,» said Robin Oakley of Greenpeace.

It can provide energy security to critical facilities like hospitals, police departments and fire stations in the face of blackouts and extreme weather.

*** Electricity network in «uncharted territory» as blackouts loom The Telegraph Andrew Critchlow 5 September 2015 As Britain loses one more power station, experts argue the grid has been left too exposed.

«The country's 90 million pay TV customers, all of whom pay retransmission fees for local broadcast stations, are frustrated by rising costs and channel blackouts,» Schlichting says.