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900 Ton Containment Vessel Bottom Head Installed At Vogtle 3
Yesterday, Georgia Power announced that they successfully lifted the first part of the Vogtle Unit 3 containment vessel into place. From World Nuclear News: "The component — measuring almost 40 meters wide, 12 meters tall and weighing over 900 tons — was assembled on-site from pre-fabricated steel plates. The cradle for the containment vessel was put in place on the unit's nuclear island in April. The completed bottom head was raised by a heavy lift derrick and placed on the cradle on 1 June, Georgia Power announced."
Georgia Power has a pretty cool gallery of high resolution construction photos (the bottom head is the background on my XBMC machine). Below the fold there is a video of the crane moving the bottom head into place.
No idea.
Am I supposed to know what they are talking about here? Where is this going? Why? What is a bottom head used for? Vogtle Unit 3?? I feel like Lord Helmet in Spaceballs shouting "WHO??" in confusion just before his mask falls.
"Here Lies Philip J. Fry, named for his uncle, to carry on his spirit"
It involves big cranes, heavy things, and nukes. What else do you need?
"Southern Nuclear lists the capacity as 1,215 MW"
Now, all they need is a flux capacitor...
Maybe they should be using the 'Agile' nuclear reactor construction methodology.
I've been programming professionally, as methodology fads
have come and gone. Among those I've encountered were the agile family and its precursors.
Much of that experience was in the auto industry, where
practically any software might end up being life-critical. and
some in telecom, where the reliability requirements are
tighter than mil spec.
My software is noted for robustness,
to the point that a colleague once remarked that I was the
only person he'd trust to program an artificial heart for him.
(Said colleague was one of the evangelists for an agile
precursor.)
The very thought of deploying a nuclear reactor designed
using an agile methodology makes me shiver. I expect to
have nightmares about the possibly for a while now.
Please DON'T mention this bright idea to the pointy-haired
bosses.
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It is yards !! Or it is feet !! This is The United States of America !! Land of the free !! Home of the Braves !! Georgia Peach !! Jimmy Carter !! Coca-Cola !!