All four froze, but they beat the blaze and thawed the frozen pumps, valves and fittings with propane heaters.
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Two percent of the assets are tucked away in the "pumps, valves and bearings" sector, in such names as Roper Industries and NN.
It takes fuel cells from Vancouver and fits the auxiliary pumps, valves and control systems needed to make them work in a car.
The company makes fluid handling gear, including pumps, valves and seals.
They had to be surrounded with backup equipment like diesel generators and hundreds of pumps and valves meant to squelch problems before they turned into disasters.
Salt water damage is even more likely to make pumps and valves inoperable in the short term, causing further melting of the already damaged reactor cores.
The passive feature means they rely less on electrically driven pumps and valves, for safety, and more on systems designed to shut down plants safely in emergencies and to prevent operator error.
Weir Power and Industrial, which designs and manufactures valves, pumps and turbines, reported strong profit growth, despite a "relatively subdued" global power sector.
Integral reactor systems -- including the reactor vessel itself, six steam generators, five primary coolant pumps, 12 isolation valves and more -- were stored outside for up to 18 months, exposed to highly corrosive tropical sea air and weather.
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Focus instead on the next wave of potential computer miscreants -- criminals who can penetrate corporate computer systems to turn valves, start pumps or surge power at factories or electrical plants.
Colfax Corporation is a global supplier of fluid handling products, including pumps, fluid handling systems and specialty valves.
The AP1000 has half the valves, 35% fewer safety-grade pumps, 80% less pipe and 85% less cable than existing plants.
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