South Texas Nuclear Power --- SCRAMMED Due To "Cold Weather" -- How Weak And Stupid Is That?

stock here: It's a field day so no extra time to elaborate on this story.   I did predict days back that they would NOT pre-emptively shut down any reactors.   

As we approach the 10th anniversary of Fukushima...the nukists have learned little.

They failed to "winterize" and yet every human with IQ above 60 will winterize their car.

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/texas-failed-winterize-nuclear-plant-leading-reactor-shut-down

Perhaps they learned that they can have gross negligence, destroy the Pacific, cause at least $1T in damage and then use their political machine and media to just "carry on".

 

On Monday, the nuclear power plant had to shut one of two reactors down, halving its 2,700 megawatts of generating capacity. The plant, which operates on a 12,200-acre site west of the Colorado River about 90 miles southwest of Houston, provides power for more than two million homes. 

According to Washington Examiner, the nuclear power plant was not winterized to withstand cold weather. 

"It's very rare for weather issues to shut down a nuclear plant," said Brett Rampal, director of nuclear innovation at the Clean Air Task Force. "Some equipment in some nuclear plants in Texas has not been hardened for extreme cold weather because there was never a need for this."

On Monday, South Texas Nuclear Power Station posted "Event Number: 55104" on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission website explaining low steam generation was due to the loss of water pumps. In response, reactor one was shutdown.