Powerplants and floods

Two weeks ago East Texas saw rain for several days straight. This downpour resulted in a "hundred year flood" in southeast Texas.

I spent the last couple days at a power plant that ended up under about 4ft of flood water going through equipment and making lists. They were given 2-3 days warning and were able to move most of the manuals, PCs, telephones, etc to higher shelves.

What they couldn't move was control panels, motors and circuit breakers. There is months of work and millions of dollars that will go into bringing the plant back on line. The plant was built 10-15 years ago, but many of the components will need to be 'upgraded' because they are no longer made or obsolete.

I hope hurricane season doesn't hit early and knock out any more.....

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Powerplants and floods