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UK Blackout Risk – Amber Warning
UK Blackout Risk – Amber Warning In recent months, three companies have announced closure of 4 large coal-fired power stations in the UK representing a total loss of 6.671 GW base load capacity*. Combined with closure of 1 nuclear station and the pending closure of two CCGTs, total capacity loss in 2016 will amount to […]
Would A Long-Duration Blackout Cause Nuclear Armageddon?
Would A Long-Duration Blackout Cause Nuclear Armageddon? According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, there are sixty-one active commercial nuclear plants spread across the United States. A question on the minds of many is what would happen to those plants if the nation experienced a widespread, long-lasting power outage? Let me start by saying that there […]
‘We can’t close, people need bread’: Syrians tell RT how they cope with Damascus blackouts
‘We can’t close, people need bread’: Syrians tell RT how they cope with Damascus blackouts © Omar Sanadiki / Reuters In the grip of war, Syrians have been coming up with ways to power the country. Damascus has been rationing electricity, while residents must resort to additional tricks to make it last, as RT’s Murad […]
Former CIA Director: We’re Not Doing Nearly Enough To Protect Against The EMP Threat
Former CIA Director: We’re Not Doing Nearly Enough To Protect Against The EMP Threat It’s a BIG risk. And we’re doing little about it. On Monday we covered the release of an open letter written to President Obama, issued by a committee of notable political, security and defense experts — which includes past and present members of […]
Is There Something Behind the Power Outage in Washington DC?
Is There Something Behind the Power Outage in Washington DC? The April 7th, 2015 power outage in Washington DC is curious to say the least. Virtually instantaneously, the government declare it was not a terrorist attack. After all, how could that possibly be when the NSA guards the country. If there was an attack on […]
The EMP Threat: All It Would Take Is A Couple Of Explosions To Send America Back To The 1800s
The EMP Threat: All It Would Take Is A Couple Of Explosions To Send America Back To The 1800s Our entire way of life can be ended in a single day. And it wouldn’t even take a nuclear war to do it. All it would take for a rogue nation or terror organization to bring […]
Massive Blackout Hits Turkey, Grounding Planes, Stopping Subways; Terror Not Ruled Out
Massive Blackout Hits Turkey, Grounding Planes, Stopping Subways; Terror Not Ruled Out Ankara, we have a problem. At around 10:36 a.m. local time, Turkey suffered a massive power outage that left half of the country’s 81 provinces without electricity in what was the biggest blackout in a decade and a half. The blackout shut down subways […]
As “Spectacular” Eclipse Covers Europe, Fears Turn To Its Power Grid
As “Spectacular” Eclipse Covers Europe, Fears Turn To Its Power Grid Some parts of Europe witnessed a near total solar eclipse this morning, an event which, while fun to observe (not without the proper equipment please), presents a challenge for solar panels: namely, a lack of sun. As it turns out this same problem happens […]
Spain shuts down nuclear reactor after blackout
Spain shuts down nuclear reactor after blackout A Spanish nuclear power plant was shut down following an electricity failure, local media reported late on Tuesday. Strong winds reportedly caused the blackout in the northeast of the country. Operations at the Vandellos II 1,000-megawatt nuclear power station, located in Catalonia, Spain, were brought to a halt […]
Venezuela “Boosts” Reserves With Rocks, Other “Easily Converted To Cash” Stuff; Suffers Major Blackout | Zero Hedge
Venezuela “Boosts” Reserves With Rocks, Other “Easily Converted To Cash” Stuff; Suffers Major Blackout | Zero Hedge. With its bonds trading at 50% of face value, CDS implying an 84% chance of default, a black-market FX rate that signals massive devaluation is likely, and a teetering-on-the-brink of social unrest population entirely dependent on President Maduro’s […]
Bangladesh power restored after blackout – Central & South Asia – Al Jazeera English
Bangladesh power restored after blackout – Central & South Asia – Al Jazeera EnglishBangladesh has restored power in most of the country, a day after a transmission line bringing electricity from neighbouring India failed, causing a nationwide blackout, officials have said. The blackout, which affected more than 150 million people, was the country’s worst since a 2007 […]
