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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: Jan F on 27/09/2011 14:01:02

Title: what happens to power station generators during earthquakes?
Post by: Jan F on 27/09/2011 14:01:02

Jan F  asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Hi Chris & Team,

What happens to a power station's turbine-generator during an earthquake? The gyroscopic forces moving such an assembly must be gigantic.

Love the podcast! (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/)
Cheers,
Jan F


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