1.3.6.1.4.1.61513Jan 14

TIL CS energy made a video on Callide C4 generator explosion - aka what happens when a coal generator becomes an unplanned motor.

Its pretty good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbLvjFohK9g

Animation of the Callide Unit C4 incident

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@xssfox yes it is! I also feel like I'm listening to a chapter from "Normal Accidents", because of course there were unexpected interactions between *safety systems* which led to it blowing up.
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@lewis when i read the section on the arc detection / voltage collapse i was absolutely shocked how unlucky they got