[ RadSafe ] Update 2 on Porter Ranch methane leak

[Joseph Preisig]

Radsafe, Brad Keck,

     Guess Nuclear Fission doesn't produce much in the way of greenhouse
gases.  Fusion too???

     Joe Preisig



On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 12:20 PM, Brad Keck <bradkeck at mac.com> wrote:

> 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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