[ RadSafe ] Update 2 on Porter Ranch methane leak

[Brad Keck]

Joe,

Interestingly, SoCal needs to repair this storage facility in order to continue reliable supplying power to the LA power grid.

Much of their electrical generation comes from methane based power plants and this in turn requires substantial storage of natural gas.  According to SoCal, the storage facility in question is central to their overall operation. 

If only there were some other way to reliably produce electricity that did not generate greenhouse gases……  ;}  

Brad





> On Jan 24, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Joseph Preisig <jrpnj01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Radsafe,
> 
>      The gas leak flow rate has come down a fair amount in a month,
> possibly with some help from
> human intervention.  In another month or two, will the flow rate be quite
> small???  Should be easy to cap the gas well
> by then???  Do they really need to drill a relief well???  Good lawsuits
> coming???
> 
>     Joe Preisig
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Brad Keck <bradkeck at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> Below is a recent update on the methane leak.   Since nearly all progress
>> in reducing  Greenhouse effects in the US has come from the replacement of
>> coal with natural gas, I wonder how much methane can be emitted before the
>> apparent gains are reversed?
>> 
>> Brad
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-porter-ranch-greenhouse-20160124-story.html
>> 
>> 
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