In one of those "everybody on earth disappeared/died at the same time" hypothetical situations - with no humans around, how long would it be before something automatically shut down? Like is there some "nobody's pushed a button in X amount of time, so execute auto shutdown procedure" program?
How long before something catastrophic happened?
For example, if someone did survive and was in a city powered by a nuclear power plant, how long would they have before the power shut off, and how long would it be before they were in danger from the plant?
Would "being hooked to the nationwide grid" if it still had power make any difference, like if it was powered would the plant last longer, or if it weren't would the plant try to pump 'max power' into the grid to keep up and eventually give up?
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In one of those "everybody on earth disappeared/died at the same time" hypothetical situations - with no humans around, how long would it be before something automatically shut down? Like is there some "nobody's pushed a button in X amount of time, so execute auto shutdown procedure" program?
How long before something catastrophic happened?
For example, if someone did survive and was in a city powered by a nuclear power plant, how long would they have before the power shut off, and how long would it be before they were in danger from the plant?
Would "being hooked to the nationwide grid" if it still had power make any difference, like if it was powered would the plant last longer, or if it weren't would the plant try to pump 'max power' into the grid to keep up and eventually give up?
Just curious.
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