Ever wondered what a nuclear reactor vessel looks like?
Here’s one that’s literally a train wreck,
on its way to Plant Vogtle on the Savannah River.

Rob Pavey wrote for the Augusta Chronicle 10 January 2013,

Vogtle reactor vessel slips between Savannah, Burke County,

A 300-ton reactor vessel bound for Plant Vogtle was stranded briefly
in south Georgia this week after a malfunction with the specially
designed rail car moving the nuclear component from Savannah to
Burke County. Workers examine a rail car that was transporting a
300-ton reactor vessel from the Port of Savannah to the Plant Vogtle
nuclear site in Burke County. A misalignment between the cargo
platform and the rail car caused the component to be returned to
Savannah.

“The platform that contained the RV (reactor vessel) during
transport became misaligned with the Schnabel railcar, so the
railcar stopped immediately,” said Georgia Power Co. spokesman
Mark Williams. “The platform and car were re-aligned the same
day and safely returned to the port.”

The Schnabel railcar, which features extra axles that help
distribute and support the weight of heavy objects, did not break,
he said. Georgia Power would not divulge the location of the
incident.

I wonder what the locals think.
We’d ask them, if we knew where they were.

Well, that’s the only mishap so far, right?

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