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To: Sam Citron who wrote (9)5/26/2006 1:34:06 AM
From: aknahow   of 21
 
Inco had a transformer fire, in processing plant located in Celebes Indonesia. Possibly quake related, IMO. Of course I also think the hoist cable that pulled from its mounting in South African mine, was possibly quake related.

Production will be down by about 8 or 9 million pounds.

"3.2.2.1 Electric Power
Substation equipment displayed both positive and negative performances during the
Northridge earthquake and was the primary reason for widespread power outages. The
Northridge earthquake validated the ruggedness of many newer installations, such as 230Kv
“dead tank” circuit breakers, yet, raised questions about the adequacy of several other
designs. The poor performance of a substation due to a rigid bus configuration in lieu of
flexible conductors and failures of relatively new disconnect switches were among the
disappointments. Substations that were not modernized sustained damage to apparatus that
were not expected to survive a moderate earthquake. High-voltage transformer bushings have
surfaced as a weak link in upgraded substations. While isolated failures have been observed
in past earthquakes, busing failures were much more prominent in this event and resulted in
three transformer fires (Roche, 1994).
Important lessons also were learned regarding the performance of emergency power
equipment. Electrical power is critical following an earthquake with virtually all aspects of
emergency response and coordination dependent on normal, emergency or standby power
generation. Numerous emergency and standby power systems were called into service
following power outages related to the Northridge earthquake; however, many systems did
not perform their intended functions."

Above found by search of, ( earthquakes transformer fires). Does not mean this was the cause, just that it could have been.
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