DSK wrote:


One thing I'm curious about is how well they could maintain vacuum with
the turbine bypassed. IIRC the air pumps were driven off the wing engine
shafts. I don't think the Olympic class plants were designed to do
crashback drills.


You are contradicting yourself! That means either the old or the new
Doug position must be right but not both. Let me remind you, you said
that I was wrong in stating that there was a steam bypass valve on the
turbine.

I maintain that the bypass valve allowed steam back to the condenser.
Was I right after all? Well?

Cheers