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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Iran: Broken Pump at Bushehr required removal of U rods |
| 2011-02-28 |
| "I think what happened is that the pump failed but it didn't just fail, it broke up, so that ... there are pieces of metal that are now circulated throughout the primary cooling system," one of them |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #12 John, if at some time, or anyone, explain that theory, as even some around R can pinpoint Iran's development between 6 years in with multiple facilities and completely disable by virus? That is, the difference between a shutdown or advancing an Iran is StrongQ!Q!! statement? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-02-28 23:49 |
| #11 Whoa.. they have a core load of low burnup fuel (weapons grade Plutonium if reprocessed)? This pump story is hogwash. They dumped the core to get the fuel. |
| Posted by: john frum 2011-02-28 19:52 |
| #10 Stuxnet strikes again? |
| Posted by: Jefferson 2011-02-28 16:57 |
| #9 and it's unlikely that it was stored/maintained properly. If it's anything like the mothballed factory Mr. Wife saw in Egypt, at the very least there will be desert rat skeletons throughout the pipes. Bushehr isn't in the desert, so theirs probably aren't mummified... but will no doubt still do nicely to clog the flow, with all that entails. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-02-28 16:14 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-02-28 14:23 |
| #7 Lord Garth, More true than you know. Construction stopped and started several times for prolonged periods, so you know that somebody on the Iranian side said, "Use the stuff we already paid for"...and it's unlikely that it was stored/maintained properly. Also, it wouldn't be at all surprising if the Russians billed the Iranians for new gear, but used the old stuff. Old habits, etc. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2011-02-28 14:15 |
| #6 We also don't know the antiquity, manufacturer or design of the pump (assuming it was a pump). Remember, this facility is a composite of 3 decades worth of hardware (and probably several hundred major design modifications). |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-02-28 13:55 |
| #5 How much sump does a sump pump pump when a sump pump does pump sump? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2011-02-28 13:32 |
| #4 Good point, Mike; my ex-father-in-law, a marine engineer, once told me "Water is evil, salt water is a bitch and hot salt water is the Devils brother." (He was Hungarian... kind of histrionic). |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2011-02-28 12:57 |
| #3 ...Okay - IIRC, one of the effects of prolonged radiation exposure on metal is that it becomes very, very brittle - which could explain the comments above. Then take this into consideration: Bushehr is also damned close to the ocean, which means salt air corrosion is another potential problem, assuming these guys aren't pumping salt water directly through the pump ("Well, Manoucher, it's like this: this is a water cooling pump, it needs water, and there's a whole freaking ocean about two miles that way. What do YOU think we should do?") With a little luck, between Stuxnet, inshallah planning and maintenance, and just plain lousy skills, these goons may have fried the place beyond hope. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2011-02-28 12:30 |
| #2 Pump up the jam Pump it up While your feet are stomping And the jam is pumping Look ahead, the crowd is jumpin' |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-02-28 11:26 |
| #1 "Hey, boss, what do we do with all these rods?" "I dunno, stack them neatly over there, I guess." |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-02-28 11:16 |