Nuclear Facility dangers abound during severe Earth Changes

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Nuclear plant in Taiwan catches fire

TNN | Apr 27, 2015, 08.05 PM IST

A loud noise was heard at midnight around the plant as the turbine released steam into the sky during the process, Taipower said. (Representative Photo)

BEIJING: Taiwan has shut down two reactors after a fire broke out at a nuclear power station in southern Taiwan shortly before midnight on Sunday.
The incident has caused no radioactive leak and no personnel have needed to be evacuated, Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) said in a statement on its website. 

The fire began inside an auxiliary electrical transformer at the Third Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, setting off an alarm at 11:58pm, Taipower said. It was put out by the plant's own firefighters within 17 minutes of its occurance, it said. 

A loud noise was heard at midnight around the plant as the turbine released steam into the sky during the process, Taipower said. 

Taipower said preliminary investigations suggest that it will take two weeks to get the second reactor operational again. The transformer, which was one of a number of devices supplying electricity to the plant, has been damaged due to short circuit. 

The accident is expected to affect China's ambitious plans that include launching eight new nuclear power plants this year besides granting approvals for another set of six new plants. The government aims to build capabilities for producing 30,000 megawatts by 2020. 

Chinese nuclear experts have argued that the country has the best safety standards in place after the government recently lifted the ban on new plants, which was imposed after Japan's Fukushima accident in 2011. 

Giving details of the accident, Taipower said that another reactor in the affected plant, the No. 1 reactor is unaffected. 

The second reactor, which has a electricity generating capacity of 951 megawatts, has been in operation since May 1985. 

Taiwan has three nuclear power plants in operation and another one under construction. There has been much public debate about whether the island should become a nuclear power-free society, particularly in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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The Anshas nuclear reactor, located on the outskirts of Cairo, has leaked ten cubic meters of radioactive water for the second time in a year, according to Samer Mekheimar, the former director of the Nuclear Research Center's atomic reactions department. Mekheimar submitted a note to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, saying the leakage took place on 25 May as a result of operating the reactor without taking into account safety precautions. He also said the Atomic Energy Agency kept the incident secret and threatened to fire the staff if they talked about it. "The fact that the reactor was by mere chance not operated the next day saved the area from environmental disaster," he wrote. "All ministries were changed after the revolution, except the Ministry of Electricity and Energy," he added. "It still kept the same minister and his deputies from the dissolved ruling party." Meanwhile, sources at the Nuclear Safety Authority said they were denied entry to the reactor to conduct an inspection. Director of the Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed al-Kolaly, said that levels of radiation inside the reactor are normal, and that the International Atomic Energy Agency has praised the reactor
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Neb. nuke plant declares emergency due to flooding
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ZetaTalk: Nuclear Reactor Accidents

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Written November 27, 2010

Perhaps that we can expect incidents at nuclear stations during the 7 of 10 events, i.e. in SE Asia on achievement of a 7/10, in the west and the north of the S America during its roll, during rupture of the New Madrid fault line, in the western Europe during a tsunami? I assume that earthquakes and tsunami can present some problems on nuclear pollution even before the pole shift. Any comments of the Zetas?

After the Chernobyl disasters it is understandable that mankind is nervous about the coming pole shift and the potential of nuclear disasters in their nearby power stations. We have encouraged all to contact the operators of these facilities, and advise them of the coming disasters, encouraging them to shut down the facilities at the first sign of major quakes and the like. We have explained that to a certain extent we, as benign aliens under the control of the Council of Worlds, can step in and remove the explosive potential from these power stations, as we have from nuclear bombs held by the US, by Russia, and by other nations. In a shutdown procedure, bolts that inhibit the nuclear reaction are dropped between the reactor rods, stopping the nuclear reaction cold. This is a simplistic explanation, as the power plant controls run on electricity which can surge or fail, thus interfering with a shutdown. Such electrical surges or failure, happening during a shutdown, has been associated with nuclear accidents at Chernobyl, and SL-1 for example. As the hosing from the magnetic tail of Planet X continues to waft over the Earth, such surge and brownout can be expected. We predict that many nuclear power plants will be shut down, permanently, during the Earth changes leading into the pole shift, due to a combination of earthquake threats or damage and electrical surge and brownout. The grid will, in any case, be down after the pole shift, so this is only an early loss. As to flooding of reactors during the Earth changes or the pole shift tides, other than interfering with the electrical controls, this does not create, in and of itself, a disaster. Water is used to cool the reactor rods. It is the absence of water, due to the pumps being inoperable, that is a problem.

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ZetaTalk: Nuclear Call
written February 4, 2012

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The issue of whether benign alien assistance will come during disasters, neutralizing nuclear facilities, comes up often, understandably. Those who currently live near nuclear facilities worry constantly about sudden earthquakes or operator neglect, which can cause a meltdown with consequent radiation pollution far and wide. Fukushima is the latest example. As the earthquakes are on the increase, and the 7 of 10 scenarios about to afflict those countries which have utilized nuclear power extensively, this concern will only increase.

The answer in these matters, which we have repeatedly explained, is first that the Element of Doubt must be maintained. This is an aspect of the gradual awakening of mankind to the alien presence that ensures that contactees will not be savaged by those in panic, fearing for their lives. In the past, the establishment - MJ12 composed of the CIA, military intelligence, and the very wealthy - withheld information on their preliminary contact with aliens. Where they claimed they were saving the public from panic, this move was self serving as they wanted alien technology for themselves, and also did not want to be knocked from their perch in the eyes of the public.

Rather than reassure the public about the alien presence, the old MJ12 deliberately moved to foster fear in the public. Hollywood has been enlisted to produce a stream of movies showing aliens landing to eat people, colonize the Earth, and infect and takeover human bodies and minds. The old MJ12 likewise harassed and monitored contactees, to control the plethora of books and videos being produced by enthusiastic contactees. The Element of Doubt at base is to protect the growing army of contactees, whom the establishment fears. What it their threat? That they challenge the legitimacy of the establishment to lead, creating a secret network, an information exchange taking place on space ships among contactees, which the establishment is powerless to stop.

Enter the nuclear power plant issue, which is a legitimate concern even among those in the establishment. As the pace of the Earth changes has picked up, our answers have moved from being vague in 2008, stressing that this is in the hands of man, to hinting by 2010 that the collective Call from many in the Service-to-Other would make a difference and that alien interference would be allowed, to admitting after Fukushima in 2011 that some interference had occurred.

Has the degree of concern from Service-to-Other souls on Earth, giving a collective Call on this matter, made a difference? Unquestionably. From the start of ZetaTalk we have stressed that matters such as a healing only take place as a result of a Service-to-Other call. Those who Call for themselves, out of self interest, are ignored. The collective Call out of concern for others, made by those in the Service-to-Other on Earth, have and will make a difference on the nuclear power plant issue.

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Control rod problem causes shutdown of Three Mile Island reactor

Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 10:38 am

An aerial view of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant.

People living near the Three Mile Island nuclear plant may have heard a loud release of steam at 1 a.m. Wednesday as the plant was shut down after an electrical issue developed in the reactor.

The plant was taken out of service after a problem developed with an electrical component that operates one of the control rods in the reactor.

The control rods control the nuclear reaction in the reactor.

“The issue with the control rod presented no danger or issue with controlling the reactor,” said Exelon spokesman Ralph DeSantis.

He said the release of steam when the plant was being taken off-line was audible to nearby residents. Any radioactivity in the steam was too low to detect so there was no threat to the public or the environment,” DeSantis said.

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Two nuclear power plants automatically shut down

January 7, 2014

Two nuclear power plants automatically tripped within hours of each other Jan. 6.

Unit 1 at the Beaver Valley nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania automatically tripped around 5 p.m. EST, according to an event report with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Workers with FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) said a main transformer differential trip caused the reactor to shut down. The cause of the trip is under investigation. Backup systems worked as designed and the plant is stable. Unit 2 was unaffected by the trip and continues to run at full power.

About four hours later, Unit 3 at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York automatically tripped due to “33 Steam Generator Steam flow/Feed flow Mismatch,” the NRC said. Plant operator Entergy (NYSE: ETR) said in a release that a controller device failed to regulate the flow of water into one of the plant’s four steam generators, which led to lowered water levels. Backup systems at the plant deployed as designed and the unit was safely shut down. Unit 2 continued to run at full power.

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Indian Point nuke reactor shuts down due to water level drop

The Indian Point nuclear power plant is in Buchanan, Westchester County. AP file photo

By Associated Press

POSTED: 01/07/14, 10:38 AM EST | UPDATED: 9 SECS AGO

BUCHANAN >> A drop in the water level in a steam generator has automatically shut down one of the Indian Point nuclear reactors in Westchester County.

Plant owner Entergy Nuclear said there was no release of radioactivity.

The company said a controller device failed Monday night in one of four steam generators attached to Indian Point 3. Spokesman Jerry Nappi said the cause was not clear and the device will be replaced.

He said he does not know when the reactor will be returned to the grid.

Entergy said Indian Point 2, the other reactor at the Buchanan site, continued at full power.

Indian Point is about 50 mils southeast of Kingston, on the eastern shore of the Hudson River.

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Cold possible cause of Pa. nuke reactor shutdown

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UPDATED:   01/07/2014 03:53:55 PM EST

PITTSBURGH—A frigid arctic air mass that brought record low temperatures to Pennsylvania, closing schools, courts and even some ski slopes is also being investigated as the possible cause of a nuclear reactor shutdown.

The dense mass of ultra-cold air began moving into the state on Monday afternoon, which is when one of two reactors shut down at FirstEnergy Corp.'s Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

"There are many potential reasons this could happen and the cold weather is one of them," FirstEnergy spokeswoman Jennifer Young said. "But there are hundreds of other causes we're considering."

Western Pennsylvania temperatures were in the mid-20s Monday before dipping precipitously after noon.

The temperature in Pittsburgh fell to minus-7 degrees late Monday night—a record low for that date—and continued falling to minus-9 on Tuesday, another record. The previous record low for Jan. 7 was minus-5, in 1884. (The all-time low of 22 degrees below zero was set on Jan. 19, 1994.)

The reactor shut down about 5 p.m. Monday when the National Weather Service said temperatures had fallen to about zero.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan called the shutdown "uneventful" and safe, but noted a fire suppression system was activated, dousing an electrical transformer with water. The transformer remained frozen Tuesday.

The transformer converts power created by the reactor to electrical voltage.

The transformer's failure prompted the reactor to shut down. The reactor remained shut Tuesday as an investigation into the cause continues, Young said.

The NRC has an inspector at the plant, who will oversee FirstEnergy's investigation, any repairs and the reactor's eventual return to service, Young said. That could take several days, if the transformer must be replaced, Sheehan said.

By mid-afternoon Tuesday, temperatures in and around Pittsburgh hit zero and were forecast to climb into the low single digits by nightfall, with a high in the mid-20s expected Wednesday..

Most schools, courts and many government offices closed in western Pennsylvania, where wind chills reached minus-30 to minus-40 during the coldest morning hours, and were still expected to be in the minus-teens Tuesday night.

In Philadelphia and the rest of southeastern Pennsylvania, the cold was less severe, with low temperatures hovering around zero and wind chills in the minus-teens.

The cold was oppressive enough that some ski resorts closed or limited activities.

Blue Knob Resort, about 80 miles east of Pittsburgh, closed until Wednesday morning. Hidden Valley and Seven Springs, sister resorts about 50 miles southeast of the city, opened some slopes but kept others closed to take advantage of ideal snow-making temperatures. Some slopes at both resorts were to remain closed Wednesday, so grooming machines can distribute the man-made snow.

The cold weather also caused scattered power outages, as utilities scrambled to restore service even while urging folks to conserve electricity to keep from overloading the grid. By daybreak Tuesday, West Penn Power reported more than 5,000 customers without electricity in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette and Washington counties, though service was restored to nearly all those customers by the afternoon.

Officials with PJM Interconnection, which manages the wholesale power supply for all or part of 13 states, said there was record winter demand Tuesday morning, and said another record may be set Tuesday afternoon. PJM, based in Valley Forge, asked customers to conserve energy if possible between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Parts of Erie and Crawford counties in the northwestern corner of the state were hit with up to 15 inches of snow.

The two major newspapers in that area, the Erie Times-News and the Meadville Tribune, both alerted readers that papers might not be delivered in some areas Tuesday because of the weather. As a result, both newspapers made their online versions free for the day.

There were no immediate reports of deaths from the extreme cold, though doctors at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals reported treating at least five people for frostbite.