South East Drought Could Shut Down Power Plants

A-10 · 01-23-2008, 05:35 PM

Due to the dropping water levels of many lakes and rivers, nuclear power plants may have to throttle back or completely shut down later this year.

Whole story
Drought could close nuclear power plants - Weather - MSNBC.com

neophyte · 01-23-2008, 06:40 PM

A-10: Sir; that is about 30 miles from where I sit.
Being from around here, actually before they started the dams along the Catawba river, it looks very strange to see dirt where I have water skied, fished, swam. Maybe it'll go ahead and rain some.
Kind of scary; Charlotte being a Major user of that resource.

LiveToShoot · 01-23-2008, 06:41 PM

What a very unfortunate situation the lack of water in that part of the US has created. Like so many others, I hold on to hopes that conditions will change and precipitation will come...

In my neck of the woods we too have been hoping for lots of precipitation, in the form of snow, this winter to help replenish our very depleted reservoirs. The snows have been accumulating in higher mountain areas, and we hope for more.

mym1a · 01-23-2008, 06:45 PM

sign of the times???

A-10 · 01-23-2008, 06:45 PM

The article said that blackouts are unlikely, but I kind of doubt that. When a HUGE provider of energy is shut down, backups or not, people are going to lose power.
As wet as it is in my neck of the woods, I never would have guessed that the droubt is still existent.

KGunner · 01-23-2008, 07:16 PM

What about cloud seeding? The Chinese do it with pretty good results.

nathangdad · 01-23-2008, 07:34 PM

Trillions for lost wars in the deserts of far off lands.
Substituting a foreign policy of war for concerns and needs of American citizens within our borders.
Do we have an emergency or just the natural outcome of this type government policy? I am not saying we can control rain. I am saying we could do better short, medium, and long range planning to care for American citizens within the borders of the United States.

KGunner · 01-23-2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nathangdad

Trillions for lost wars in the deserts of far off lands.
Substituting a foreign policy of war for concerns and needs of American citizens within our borders.
Do we have an emergency or just the natural outcome of this type government policy? I am not saying we can control rain. I am saying we could do better short, medium, and long range planning to care for American citizens within the borders of the United States.

How is it not raining in the Southwest relative to Iraq?

just_a_car · 01-23-2008, 08:19 PM

It'll just jack up the price of power and they'll buy it from places like Washington State that has a few nuke plants and some hydroelectric dams.

We've had LOTS of precip this year. Flooding bad enough that we had FEMA step in with aid.

damage855 · 01-24-2008, 06:41 AM

I have heard for a while that they might shut down McQuire here at lake Norman but every time the levels get almost to that point we have had a small rain. just enough to keep us up. Hope the good lord sends us alot more rain though!

Seabeescotty · 01-24-2008, 10:51 AM

We're all hoping and praying for rain for you folks.

Windwalker · 02-01-2008, 10:06 AM

Hope you get rain soon.

ArkansasHunter · 02-01-2008, 10:24 AM

Last night the weather channells map of the U.S. showed a lot of Green in the so. East I'm praying yall get a Gully Washer of rain...A.H

damage855 · 02-01-2008, 01:18 PM

AH ye sure did in my area not sure exatly how much it is still drizzling a little. however it was colder in the mountains so they had a BAD ice storm power out everywhere and most schools out for the day but that will melt soon.

neophyte · 02-01-2008, 05:02 PM

A.H.; Sir; we got WET for the first time in quite a while. Haven't seen the measurements.
Did go out and stand around watching for
awhile

Said my thanks then went to bed.

01-23-2008, 05:35 PM	#1
A-10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 734	South East Drought Could Shut Down Power Plants Due to the dropping water levels of many lakes and rivers, nuclear power plants may have to throttle back or completely shut down later this year. Whole story Drought could close nuclear power plants - Weather - MSNBC.com __________________ If there's nothing worth dying for, there's nothing worth living for.

01-23-2008, 06:40 PM	#2
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,629 Blog Entries: 2	30 miles A-10: Sir; that is about 30 miles from where I sit. Being from around here, actually before they started the dams along the Catawba river, it looks very strange to see dirt where I have water skied, fished, swam. Maybe it'll go ahead and rain some. Kind of scary; Charlotte being a Major user of that resource. __________________ Craig By the standards of most

01-23-2008, 06:41 PM	#3
LiveToShoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA Posts: 2,071	What a very unfortunate situation the lack of water in that part of the US has created. Like so many others, I hold on to hopes that conditions will change and precipitation will come... In my neck of the woods we too have been hoping for lots of precipitation, in the form of snow, this winter to help replenish our very depleted reservoirs. The snows have been accumulating in higher mountain areas, and we hope for more. __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

01-23-2008, 06:45 PM	#5
A-10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 734	The article said that blackouts are unlikely, but I kind of doubt that. When a HUGE provider of energy is shut down, backups or not, people are going to lose power. As wet as it is in my neck of the woods, I never would have guessed that the droubt is still existent. __________________ If there's nothing worth dying for, there's nothing worth living for.

01-23-2008, 07:34 PM	#7
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,506	What can anyone expect? Trillions for lost wars in the deserts of far off lands. Substituting a foreign policy of war for concerns and needs of American citizens within our borders. Do we have an emergency or just the natural outcome of this type government policy? I am not saying we can control rain. I am saying we could do better short, medium, and long range planning to care for American citizens within the borders of the United States.

01-23-2008, 06:45 PM	#4
mym1a Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,313	sign of the times???

01-23-2008, 07:16 PM	#6
KGunner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 440	What about cloud seeding? The Chinese do it with pretty good results.

01-23-2008, 08:19 PM	#9
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,525	It'll just jack up the price of power and they'll buy it from places like Washington State that has a few nuke plants and some hydroelectric dams. We've had LOTS of precip this year. Flooding bad enough that we had FEMA step in with aid. __________________

01-24-2008, 06:41 AM	#10
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman Posts: 931 Blog Entries: 1	I have heard for a while that they might shut down McQuire here at lake Norman but every time the levels get almost to that point we have had a small rain. just enough to keep us up. Hope the good lord sends us alot more rain though! __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

01-24-2008, 10:51 AM	#11
Seabeescotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 4,064 Images: 18 Blog Entries: 1	We're all hoping and praying for rain for you folks. __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge

02-01-2008, 10:06 AM	#12
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,609	Hope you get rain soon. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

02-01-2008, 10:24 AM	#13
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,722	Last night the weather channells map of the U.S. showed a lot of Green in the so. East I'm praying yall get a Gully Washer of rain...A.H

02-01-2008, 01:18 PM	#14
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman Posts: 931 Blog Entries: 1	AH ye sure did in my area not sure exatly how much it is still drizzling a little. however it was colder in the mountains so they had a BAD ice storm power out everywhere and most schools out for the day but that will melt soon. __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

02-01-2008, 05:02 PM	#15
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,629 Blog Entries: 2	wet A.H.; Sir; we got WET for the first time in quite a while. Haven't seen the measurements. Did go out and stand around watching for awhile Said my thanks then went to bed. __________________ Craig By the standards of most