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Article #665Re: Greens say wind power kills birds
From: Merlin Dorfman
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:58
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:58
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Jeffrey Siegal (jbs@quiotix.com) wrote:
: Merlin Dorfman wrote:
: > Ranch Seco was known as "Rancho Leak-o." The plant was a
: > disaster from Day One. It's unsafe. Period.
: It almost certainly could have been turned around. The history of
: Indian Point 3 was very similar, but instead of shutting it down, the
: NYPA brought in competent management which was able to dramatically
: improve operations at the plant. It ultimately become one of the
: safest and most efficient in the country.
I suppose that's possible. But SMUD certainly did not seem
capable of improving its record. And, if the power seemed not to
be needed, the argument for radical restructuring probably didn't
carry much weight.
: The primary reason that Rancho Seco was shut down was that the power
: wasn't needed at the time. However, that's pretty short-sighted
: decision making for a facility with a lifetime measured in decades. It
: sure would be nice to have that power now.
If and only if the plant could be run safely. You don't
want to get yourself into a situation where you depend on the
power from a plant that is subject to constant, unplanned
shutdowns of unpredictable duration.
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