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FBaggins

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5. Pay what?

Reply to kristopher (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 04:35 PM

May 2012

You actually think that because Arnie says that something needs to be replaces... that it's what really needs to happen?

He makes it up as he goes along.

They're going to plug up a couple (out of over 9,000) tubes on a unit designed to operate with several hundred plugged. They may decide to sue the manufacturer and replace it early, but they could also just derate the unit slightly some years in the future.

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Defective (new) nuke plant generators cost $610M in 2010; who should pay? [View all] kristopher Apr 2012 OP

This is how some people drive RobertEarl Apr 2012 #1

"WTF is wrong with these people?"? kristopher May 2012 #3

That seems all too correct RobertEarl May 2012 #4

Who should pay? tularetom Apr 2012 #2

Pay what? FBaggins May 2012 #5

So you are saying the tube design was intended to fail in less than 2 years? kristopher May 2012 #6

Nope. FBaggins May 2012 #7

"You mean... apart from identifying them as the only ones with any tube-to-tube wear?" kristopher May 2012 #8

How about the following.. PamW May 2012 #11

Looks like FBaggins is the WINNER!!! PamW May 2012 #13

The NRC says it's a safety issue, the generator building isn't sealed air-tight bananas May 2012 #9

Thank you. kristopher May 2012 #12

Forgive those that know not of what they speak... PamW May 2012 #10