anti-Indian system at nuclear power plant kills 1, injures 3

[tynopik]

at least according to google translate

 

[pmv]

at least according to google translate

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What language is it translated from? Where is that power plant?

If it were in Pakistan, I'd just take it at face-value.

 

[pmv]

Hmm, so it's in Spain? I'm guessing it's not an accurate translation, then.

 

[sdifox]

Original Spanish says fire suppression system. But since we know Indians like to use smoke signal, I'll allow it

 

[pcgeek11]

It actually had Nothing to do with a Nuclear Reactor System.

Fire suppression system was getting serviced and they screwed it up.

Carbon Dioxide is a bitch in an enclosed space. You won't even know it is there.

 

[pmv]

It actually had Nothing to do with a Nuclear Reactor System.

Fire suppression system was getting serviced and they screwed it up.

Carbon Dioxide is a bitch in an enclosed space. You won't even know it is there.

On the one hand that's a good point - the same tragedy/accident/mistake could have happened at many different kinds of installation.

But on the other hand, one doesn't want to hear about any sort of incompetence in the context of a nuclear plant.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Fun stuff. We had a halon system at a place I worked. Thankfully, it's never gone off on my watch.

We deal with much larger infrastructure now at my current job and we don't have any systems like that, I think there's just too many buildings/rooms to protect and it is cost prohibitive vs just dealing with risk if something does go wrong. They have fire sprinklers everywhere for life safety and that's about it. I do recall a story of a tech accidentally dropping a wrench on battery terminals and the fire sprinkler went off and saved his life. All the equipment was toast from the explosion anyway so adding water to the mix is not going to make it any worse. I'd hate to be the one having to go clean up that mess after.