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groundloop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-11 12:33 PM
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2. Pump seals fail from time to time. I would imagine they have a backup....
I'd imagine they have a backup pump already in line and ready to go, so all they have to do is open or close some valves and at some point they'll pull the pump with bad seals and repair it. At least that's been my experience with big expensive pumps in other industries, I'm guessing a nuclear plant would have at least that much redundancy designed in.
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